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I Am.....
When I was young and as I grew,
The truth surrounding me was clear.
You are....This, that, and the other -
If I tried a hobby, or explored a new career,
The expectation was again set in stone.
You will work hard, you will conquer,
And you will continue with them 'til your last breath.
With my whole heart I believed their words.
I tried to stay on track and never vary.
But my soul began to shrink, my energy faded.
One day I leapt up and yelled, "I AM BORED!"
It took years of searching and growing,
Reading, meditating and finding mentors,
To begin to understand how I was made,
A diverse, complex, complicated creature.
I am....
A woman, a child of two parents,
A sister to two brothers.
A daughter whose parents have passed.
A wife, an aunt, a daughter-in-law.
I am a mother to three by birth,
To several more by choice.
I am a friend, an adventurer and
A creative spirit who writes.
I am a seeker of wisdom, striving to grow,
Who loves giving wings to other's stories.
I love a mighty adrenalin rush,
And leaping into the unknown with wild abandon.
Unpredictable and always changing.
From one day to the next,
From one situation to the next,
Each time a different side of me steps forward.
I am....
A multi-faceted sparkling diamond.
A fabulous antique kaleidoscope,
Where the view shifts wonderfully
With each slight turn of the barrel.
I embrace my complexity with joy,
Each side of me allowed time in the sun.
I offer who I am in each the moment
With pride, celebration, and absolutely no apology.
Be warned, you might see one facet of me one day
Then bump into a different one the next,
And then a strangely, a totally different on another.
Relax and breathe and enjoy the surprise.
All these sides - dark and light,
Joyous and sad, smiling and frowning
Full of energy, and tired to the bone.
They are all still utterly, authentically me.
I am....
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