MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

RISE UP

The night has passed in its darkness and all things hidden suddenly alight within it, words said and emotions wrought as a soul grasps itself together yet one more time. But yes, the night has PASSED and is no more. In that should be the same of what transpired within it: Let gone and let go and given to Him, for some things our soul should not bear if we want to stand unencumbered by chains of any kind, even those we might have once placed upon ourselves.

The day dawns, the fingers of light reaching across the sky reaching for you, to remind you that light pushes AWAY darkness and a NEW day has begun. A new day and a new time, giving you another opportunity to start fresh and claim it as your own, your life to walk forward in His grace and share YOUR light with the world.

As we grow in darkness, so too do we grow in light, and all that occurs in darkness will eventually be revealed in the light. Let not the darkness be the strength creeping in your soul, but take from it iron strength and indomitable will to mesh with the positive energy and healing love of the light.

© 2014 Rosie Chee

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HEART ADVENTURES

Sometimes things happen that you are UNprepared for. Sometimes they hit you, like a train crashing into you and you wonder how you could have been so blind all this time. Sometimes they are more subtle, like the lighting of a butterfly upon your finger. Either way, some of the most wonderful things in life and greatest adventures you embark on in life come from places you never would have expected, but that your HEART knows is RIGHT. They begin as tiny whispers in your soul, reaching out skeletal fingers towards your heart, slowly but surely creeping their way in like the mists of time, until you do not know when you cannot remember such longings and desires NOT being there, when your entire being did not shiver with delight at the way your life is unfolding and the miracles happening almost daily before you. And when you realize how PRECIOUS the dreams captured in the confines of such a small space are, you hold ONTO them as tightly as you can, hoping and wishing for their reality and to never end, because you cannot imagine your life without them in it, so dear do you cherish them.

Your life has taken a turn in a direction you might never have thought possible, twisted down a path you might never have considered to wander, floated over an ocean you might never have crossed, all because such an “adventure” began in your heart, filtered into by your soul, where your instinct and essence dreams and breathes. EMBRACE the life coming at you, the unknown, the wild, the scary, the passionate, the love. Embrace it and LIVE, knowing that there smiles in your soul satisfaction of being exactly where you are supposed to be, grateful for having listened to your instinct and steered from danger that might cause horrific devastation upon destruction already wrought. Now your soul is giving you a chance to HEAL, and it is healing you through a life of adventure, of love that is real, of companionship before only thought to have existed in fairy-tales and dreams. Embrace it, deep down in your core, in your heart where part of you lies hiding, and open yourself up, knowing that vulnerability is NOT a weakness, but in the end will only make you STRONGER and more APPRECIATIVE of life and all He has given you.

© Rosie Chee

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THE HARDEST THING

The things that are going to make the MOST change in your life are the things that are going to be the HARDEST to do. They’re also going to require the most RISK and cause the most HEARTACHE. They will fill your heart with happiness, whilst at the same time dripping tears down your soul. It might be hard to LET GO, but it is HARDER to hold onto something that is not meant to be. Life is meant for LIVING, so even if it means saying GOOD-BYE to something you love more than life itself, to HEAL your soul sometimes you MUST.

If you have to, cry yourself to sleep at night and put on a SMILE for everyone in the morning, so that they don’t know any different, and go about your life in a way that MAKES a DIFFERENCE in others’ lives. It hurts when the one you love the most loves you back, but is too afraid to take the risk you would give your life for in a heartbeat, and sometimes the only way to hide that pain is to do your best to help ease the pain of OTHERS.

It may not make any SENSE, but in the end the pieces will all come together for you to see the BIGGER picture, and everything will be CLEARER than ever. You might NOT want to do it, but you might HAVE to, in order to prevent regret from letting the pain of it all stop you from living as you were MEANT to, depriving your LIGHT and INFLUENCE from the world. Do not let your hurts prevent you from helping heal the hurts of others.

Do not let your pain cloud your heart and shut all POSSIBILITY out. Do not think that it is over, because there is so much MORE out there for you, so much BEAUTY, so many BLESSINGS, so much more than you could ever have IMAGINED, all just WAITING for you to open your arms and EMBRACE it, ACCEPT it, and just let it HAPPEN.

© Rosie Chee

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YOUR OWN HERO

A hero can be defined by many things. The world has many heroes - they are not always the people in the limelight, those winning the accolades for great deeds, nor the famous and notorious; but more often than not they are the ones you never see or hear of, the unsung greats who do it for nothing more than simply because they can and want to help another in their time of need or trouble.

As Christo Parkeeves said, “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” The Flowers of War trailer states that, “In extraordinary times ordinary people become heroes.”

Sometimes life leaves us with no other option but to step up to the plate and be the hero that is needed, to stand up for ourselves, to right the wrongs, to see that our justice is done, to be our OWN hero.

Are you waiting for someone ELSE to “save” you? Or are you prepared to dig deep within you for the strength, the determination, the perseverance, and passion to rise up and do what you know is RIGHT? Are YOU willing to step up to the challenge, into the shoes that you’ve perhaps thought yourself unworthy of wearing?

Because let me tell you right now, you ARE worthy. If you have something in the recesses of your soul that cries every time you see an injustice, when you are on your knees and have nothing left, when you are backed into a corner and see no way out, and that something comes strongly to the fore, then you ARE worthy. You have something inside you that will not close its eyes to what is going on and you HAVE to ACT to make it better. THAT is the heart of a hero.

Look WITHIN. Don’t rely on others - rely on YOURSELF to do what needs to be done, to pull yourself out of the black hole you might find yourself in, inch by bleeding inch, step by painful step. Allow the journey to teach you, mould you into something BETTER than what you are. Find strength you never knew you had, courage you have never used, and fight back with everything you’ve got, because this is YOUR life, YOUR war, YOUR battle, YOUR fight.

© Rosie Chee

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TRUE STRENGTH

Strength is not something you SEE. It is something you FEEL. Something you DISCOVER. Something that overpowers you with its presence that you can’t help BUT notice it.

Strength is what you find when you think you have NOTHING left. When you run out of options and REFUSE to give in, knowing that there is something MORE out there. Something to live FOR. Something to keep you going, because it is NOT yet the end for you.

Strength is the PASSION deep inside you. It is the WILLPOWER that drives you. It is the DETERMINATION to never ever give up no matter what. It is the TEARS that you hide, the smile that shows when you feel like you are shattering inside into a million pieces that will never be able to be put back together. It is the LOVE you give when you feel like you are empty of all emotion and have nothing left.

Strength is so much MORE than can ever be described. It is a trait of those who LIVE on, who have survived horrors and circumstances that would break the human soul. It is the foundation built with FAITH that there is more to life than what is currently happening. It is knowing that there is something BETTER coming, to be made, to be created, to be SOUGHT and FOUGHT for. It is NOT making or accepting excuses on failure to rise to the challenge and be ALL that you can be.

© Rosie Chee

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THE SMALLEST STEP

You KNOW what you have to do. Your soul knows. It has known for a long time. It has been your heart that has been conflicted. It has been your mind “of two minds”. But not it’s TIME. It’s time to COMPLETELY take that step. To make that 100% commitment to be in with all that you are “no holds barred”.

You have tried to take that step before. You thought you HAD taken it. And you did. But for some reason you took it and then stepped BACK. Not only stepped back, but stepped back again and it caused your soul anguish and unrest.

You saw doors open when you stepped FORWARD. You saw the “light”. You saw changes begin to occur that you thought might have been an “illusion” even as you believed they could be real. When you stepped back there was a “hold” on all that. There can be NO more “holding”.

You know deep down what you MUST do. You know how NUMINOUS the emotions sweeping through your essence are at taking that step. And you know you really have “no choice” but to take it. Not if you want your life to mean something again and you to bloom and blossom.

It’s not always easy doing what you must. Sometimes it’s not even “the right thing”. Even as it is the “perfect” thing to do for YOU. Dig deep and remember that you’re NOT alone in taking that step. Hold tight to the faith you have never let go of. TRUST and BELIEVE.

Believe in YOURSELF. Believe in your FUTURE. Believe that GREAT things will come, even if there is a “waiting period”. Still your soul and remember that “everything for a reason” and even if you don’t yet fully understand that reason, know that your instinct will always “lead you true”.

So take that step. That single step. Take it and KEEP walking. FORWARD.

© 2014 Rosie Chee

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POWERUL BEYOND BELIEF

Everyone feels the keen pain of loss, especially when it is one so very close to your heart, and whilst grief can overcome you to the point of breaking and wanting to disappear from the world, your spirit has a TREMENDOUS ABILITY to “come back” from tragedy.

Your spirit has an OVERWHELMING CAPACITY to love and forgive, so even if the one you love hurts you beyond imagining, the deep emotion you have for that person allow you to treasure the time that you had, instead of building fires of resentment and anger. The strength of your emotions for that individual could turn into something ugly, but your spirit is POWERFUL BEYOND BELIEF, and you have the WILLPOWER TO MAINTAIN the beauty that was brought into your life, the gifts that were unexpectedly received in the joy of knowing them, even if they are gone from you in time and distance and perhaps life.

Never forget the POWER hidden deep inside you, the STRENGTH that rises to the surface when needed, the safeguards of your soul, to protect and keep you, but not from the experiences in life that will mould you into a better being, a “higher” you, an ultimate version of the best you possible. Without powerful emotions, having loved and lost, we would miss out on a painful experience yes, but also on the opportunity to OPEN up our life and our heart to another, even for the briefest of times, and know the WONDER OF EVERYTHING encompassed in the HOPE that such happiness can bring to a soul.

You are what you ALLOW yourself to become, with your emotions so very powerful in shaping your thoughts and controlling your actions, so be careful what you hold onto, and if loss is something you are dealing with, remember that the pain eventually seeps away, even if it takes a lifetime, but the BLESSINGS of that love NEVER disappear from you.

Be THANKFUL for everyone in your life who has TOUCHED your soul and left a little piece of themselves embedded in your heart, for they are the gems that make your life so very SPECIAL AND IRREPLACEABLE, for no one else ever did, can, or will have YOUR spirit and the ability that YOU have to make that DIFFERENCE to OTHERS.

© Rosie Chee

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LIGHT AND DARKNESS

The most brilliant lights shine in the deepest darkness. The greatest illumination occurs in the complete absence of light. The brightest stars would not be seen if not for the darkness they are surrounded by.

In the same manner, PEOPLE cannot shine without the darkness they experience. They cannot grow without the pain suffered. They cannot know true happiness without knowing the deepest despair. They cannot fully appreciate life in all its beauty and glory without having fallen so far that they know the ugliness and depravity that balances this world.

The greatest people that you know have been through the most in life. You might not always know it, but those with discernment will sense it in their soul. The most beautiful people have the kindest hearts, even if they seem untouchable and distant. The kindest hearts come from having experienced the deepest heartache and never wanting another to suffer through the same or similar experience. Those experiences create in one an understanding, instill empathy for the lost, and allow one to grow into more than they are.

The greatest people that you know have overcome the most adversity. They have faced unspoken tragedy. They have dealt with destruction on a level they would never wish you to know personally. They are great because they have known all that and are still here. They have been broken and yet remain intact. They have been destroyed so much that they have been brought to their knees and yet they stand before you. They stand before you, because in those times, they grew in strength and courage and passion and never failed to hold tight to faith and hope and belief, even if for a time they might have felt like there was nothing left to cling to.

The most brilliant lights shine in the deepest darkness. The brightest stars are only so bright BECAUSE of the darkness.

© Rosie Chee

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EYES OPEN, MOVING FORWARD

Even if you have NO idea what the NEXT step in your life is, CONTINUE on your journey, one foot in front of the other, the only way OPEN to you – FORWARD. Keep your forward MOMENTUM, your eyes CONSTANTLY open, observing life around you as you pass it by or entangle in it, for while YOU may not know what you are supposed to be doing next, SOMEONE does.

Someone is watching OVER you, observing YOU, the way you walk, how you interact with the life around you, the people, the ripples you make, difference you create, and they are planning the next step of your journey, even if you might already be starting to do that yourself. You might not know what you’re supposed to be doing, but you are forming an idea, a notion, a PLAN, because everything that happens to you MEANS something, a piece of the puzzle in the fabric of the masterpiece that makes up your life’s tapestry.

You begin to see that what you NEED is right there in front of you if you allow yourself to think OUTSIDE the normal scope of vision used by man. The tools you need to accomplish your tasks are hidden, but where your INSTINCT knows how to FIND them, when you truly need them and are prepared to give in to your intuition and that something else greater inside you. The words you LEARN to form and express your need with, grasping from the life surrounding you, RESPONDING to it as you ACT with and in it. Your eyes are OPEN, physically, psychologically, and spiritually, all aspects of your psyche and self in TUNE with one another.

No matter WHAT happens, create that HARMONY withIN yourself and see life OPEN up in more ways than you could ever have imagined, paths spread before you in a choice of myriad journeys, opportunities given that might never before have been possible, and all of it READY for you to just step INTO, taking the chance, RISKING all you are and have now for something far GREATER, a PROMISE of the FUTURE and the person you are MEANT to BE.

© Rosie Chee

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HEALING

Let go so you can grow. You might have thought you had let go, your smile so bright and happy of late, before one moment happens that pulls it from your soul like the darkness snuffing out the light of a candle. Letting go is never-ending, day by day until your soul’s smile remains unaffected no matter what.

Focus on what will heal you. It has been a long time coming, a process you thought almost complete until that moment. Yet, you know that when you think of it there is no more pain and you can smile at the memories and that which once caused great hurt and destruction. Focus on you here and now.

Release your soul into the wild. Allow yourself to do the things you might have always stepped back from. Take the risks your heart might have desired but your mind always fought and so you never dared before. Free the bounds that might hold you back from experiencing all of life’s wonders waiting for you.

Live, play, love and let life. Let loose your inner child again to roam free without thought through the landscapes of life. See the magic in the smallest things and revel in the beauty of a simple smile. Let your laugh echo, the sound of joy and delight in the beauty of life’s surprises.

Trust it all to work out. You would not be who you are now without where you have been. You would not become the person you will be tomorrow without the choices you make today on what you will leave and what you will take with you as you step into it. Let yourself truly heal and see what miracles can happen.

© 2013 Rosie Chee

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STRONGER THAN YOU THINK

What you’re going through now – God didn’t give it to you because He knew you couldn’t handle it; He gave it to you because He knew you COULD. He would NEVER have given you something He knew was NOT in your capability to handle, if the strength you needed was not already inside you just waiting to be found and used.

Sometimes we are given struggles so that we might FIND our strength and realize that we had it all along. Sometimes those struggles are given to DEVELOP the strength dormant in us, the strength we never might have thought we had; or maybe the strength we were not sure we wanted to see. Sometimes our struggles only make us realize just WHAT we have within us.

What faces you might seem daunting. You might not be able to share it with another soul, or only one other, and it is tearing you apart – such are the tests of life, the trials that “make us” when we REFUSE to break. Know that whatever the circumstances, He KNOWS you ARE strong enough – you might just have to get down on your knees and cry out for it, trusting that He will “give” it.

When life delivers such a blow, crippling your soul so that you feel like darkness is your only escape route, wanting to run and hide from the world for a time or maybe forever, understand and take some comfort, hard as it might seem amidst the pain, that though it is not a way YOU would have chosen, you are “given” the life you lead BECAUSE you are strong ENOUGH to live it.                       

© 2013 Rosie Chee

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LOSING EVERYTHING

Sometimes the thing that “wakes” us up is losing the very thing that was the most precious to us, when we find ourselves falling, with nothing left but ourselves, everything ripped from us in a cruel twist of fate.

When you lose something so very precious to you, you learn to value the gifts bestowed on you along the journey of your life. You learn not to waste a single moment in regret or what “might have been”. You learn to never let an opportunity go by when either you or someone else could be blessed abundantly. You learn to see happiness for what it truly is and how to be at peace with your own heart.

Suffering tempers even the hardest of souls. It can change the coldest people into those most capable of loving.

Those who have lost everything are those with the most compassion, the gentlest touch, the most beautiful of smiles, and the greatest strength. They are who they are because they had the courage to get up and pick up the pieces of themselves and their lives and continue living, start over, step out and risk again, and open their hearts to see the “magic” that lies in everything.

© Rosie Chee

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IN YOU

LIFE is a battlefield. It is an endless WAR - a time of conflict and CHANGE. Of REVOLUTION rising – in your soul, heart, and mind. Of CHALLENGE – of everything you are and do and can BE.

Life is full of darkness. It is dirty and dusty and can wear on a soul. It can shut down a heart, create despair in a mind, destroy a man so completely that they want to die and disappear from the world altogether. This is the ugly side of war - of HUMANITY.

Yet in the midst of war there is immense BEAUTY. There can be seen acts of GREATNESS – often overlooked and unknown, but by no means less great. There dwells HOPE in the hearts of man – for the future, the PROMISE that it holds and the wonder that await you.

There lies in YOUR soul something more PRECIOUS than anything in the world. It is STRONGER than anything life can - and will try to - throw at you, something that is DEEPER than what can be SEEN. It is something that is so much a PART of you that no matter WHAT happens, it canNOT be taken from you – even if others THINK they have broken you down so much, caused so much pain and destruction that it looks like you will never rise again, it is STILL there, DRIVING you to survive, so that you can LIVE.

That something in your soul is greater than LIFE itself. It is more POWERFUL than HOPE. It is more beautiful than LOVE. It is on par to FAITH, something bigger than anything you can fathom. It is a part of GOD dwelling inside us – we only need to REALIZE it, RECOGNIZE it, and ACKNOWLEDGE it. He is ALWAYS there – through EVERYTHING, just waiting for you to ALLOW yourself to walk ALONGSIDE Him in your journey through this life, so that He can GUIDE you through the minefields and rubble of the world.

He is IN your life, your SOUL, whether you are aware of it or not. He is ALWAYS there, waiting patiently outside that closed door to your HEART. He WANTS to HELP you, to see you THROUGH the battlefield of life. Will you LET Him?

© Rosie Chee

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BEAUTY OF STARS

Life is a dance and the stars dance in the sky - when we can see them and when we cannot, and in the times we cannot see them does NOT mean they are not there, twirling and whirling through space, sparkling in the inky blackness, lighting the way and making the world around them appear magical.

In the same way, just because we canNOT see the beauty of life in any given instance does not mean that there is none – only that for a time our hearts and eyes have been blinded by distraction or pain or tears, and when the mist clears we will be able to see the wonder surrounding us, waiting for us to delight in it.

When the world becomes clouded and you appear to have “lost” your way, remember the stars and know that the way IS there, the LIGHT is there, the beauty is THERE, and it will guide our soul if we determine to dwell on it and trust our faith that when we do we will be “lighter”, as the stars themselves.

The stars hang in darkness. They shine brilliantly, born of “nothing”, to become something amazing. As the stars, so can YOU be – become one of them: A light in the depths of shadow, overcoming the forces of darkness that might seek to extinguish that light.

When the night seems dark and the day covered in shadow, dwell not on what you can see, but on what you know IS there – the beauty of life, the stars shining high above you, the POSSIBILITIES that exist with YOUR name upon them, and SMILE, because life IS good.

© 2013 Rosie Chee

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THIS IS YOUR LIFE

It’s been a long journey. It’s been rough. But you’ve gotten through to this point. You’re STILL here. You’ve SURVIVED.

But it’s not ENOUGH. It’s NOT enough to have survived. It’s not ACCEPTABLE to still allow others some power in your life. This is YOUR life. YOURS!

So take BACK all the power. Take back any “control”. Say “No, no more will I allow you to affect my emotions, thoughts, and feelings; no more will I allow what you do affect the way I live my life; no more will I allow myself to be “abused”, because my life is my own”.

Be STRONG in your conviction. STAND your ground. It might not be easy. But it WILL be worth it. For the “freedom” that it gives you. For the sanity that it holds.

This is YOUR life. YOU have the power at any point to decide what you will allow to happen. You are the one that DECIDES. Choose to “reset” your life today. For GOOD.

© 2013 Rosie Chee

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YOUR FOCUS

What you focus on can often determine the “outcome” of your life. At least, how you perceive it, because when you focus on something, even if you’re unconscious of doing it, you gravitate towards that which surrounds that focus, almost as if you’re “bringing” it more than ever into reality.

Life is tough. We all know that. We all live it and deal daily with struggles and personal battles. We all experience loss in some form or another, grieving in our own way as we try to cope with it. We all have times that test us to our very limits, when we are crushed to the ground, and sometimes BENEATH it, pushing desperately up, to grasp onto something that will stop us from continuing to fall. We all have heartache and tragedy, events and people and circumstances that rip our soul to pieces and tear us apart from the inside out. We all make mistakes that cause us to question what we are doing and why, moments when we wonder if our life even means something to anyone.

But…

We also all have beauty in our life, blessed with the people we choose to call family. We all have dreams that make our heart hope and cause our souls to dance with excitement, looking forward to another day and another chance to make progress towards making those dreams reality. We all have such capacity in our being for growth, and in our growth, “evolving” into higher beings, our life an infinite journey of betterment. We all have loved and love, sometimes so much that we wonder how we could have survived life withOUT the presence of that precious and special individual who made us believe again, our soul finally finding peace amidst the chaos of life.

We all have things that tear us apart, causing such pain that we are not sure if we will get through, or even if we WANT to. But we also have things that keep us TOGETHER, holding us to this world, making us determined to keep going and get up every morning, the “glue” that is more than faith alone.

Definitely easier said than done, make the effort to start focusing on that which makes your heart smile, your soul sing, your dreams awaken, that which makes you come alive and hold you together. It doesn’t mean that your life won’t have difficult times, but it WILL make you appreciate the blessings you do have, encouraging and creating understanding as you develop strength, keeping the fire inside you alight even if only a barely glowing ember, so that you can go on and use your story to help inspire and make a difference in this life.

© 2013 Rosie Chee

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BE STRONG

The night seems longer than ever, darker than ever, your tears limitless in their source, the emotions tearing and ripping you apart seeming determined to see how little they can leave you with. Yet you know better - that you are stronger than this, have endured much more than this, too many times before, and that you found a way before, so you will find a way NOW. You will be STRONG and no one will ever know, your face a smile, your body acting as it should, living life through the “motions”.

You HAVE to be strong. You cannot let it show. You will not let them see your struggle. Your pain is yours alone, because the one that should have cared cares not. You have others relying on you and you must be strong for them. Never mind what YOU are going through. You continue to be the rock that they “need”, even when you have no rock of your own.

You stay strong on all outward appearance and you see the irony in the strength others get from YOU. You understand that even when your own world is dark you can STILL be a light in that of others. You can still provide some comfort to others and help them through THEIR tough times. You can continue to be everything that they think you are because they need you to be that, even though you may feel powerless and unsure of how to proceed in your own situation.

Your strength, your guidance, your simply “being” – you may never know how it helps another or inspires them. You do it because it’s what you do. In turn, though you may not find the peace that YOU seek, you can at least know that you are able to make a difference. You can continue being an example – you ARE an example, your entire life, though it might not always be the best one. You continue on, because if you did not, the other option is NOT an option.

© 2013 Rosie Chee

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DARK TO LIGHT

Just when you thought you had survived the deepest dark of night you discover that there is an even DARKER shade of black, thrown into the vortex of darkness, light barely a pinprick millions of eons above you and growing smaller and fainter with each moment, causing your breathing to become labored as the claustrophobia takes over. CALM your fear and remember that you made it through last time, even though you thought you might never make it out alive, and you came out STRONGER and BETTER for the darkness and the “monsters” you battled to make your way to the light, holding onto your FAITH because you knew that God would not have placed you in such a situation if He did not KNOW you could handle it, or that you “needed” the experience in order to FIND your true strength.

You survived once and you WILL again. It might seem that the night is darker than ever, even the stars hiding their faces from the inky blackness, but keep alight the knowledge that night ENDS, even the longest one, and “transforms” into the light of sunrise over the distant horizon. Continue to KEEP your faith and hold tight to the TRUTH inside your soul, even if the world sees something completely different to what it is and judges in the harshest manner because they cannot understand. You might feel all alone, but you are NEVER alone, even if you walk apart for a time, stumbling in the darkness, reaching out to seemingly no one, falling to your knees as you hit obstacles you cannot see, blinded by the confusion that can be.

When you STILL your screaming soul and take measure of your surroundings, you can begin to “sense” where you are, instinct kicking in, survival mode “on”, and even though there be no guide or handbook, you make your way slowly but surely towards where you know the light will appear. You might come across others in that darkness, and when you do, you can HELP each other towards the light, even if each one has their own path to walk and different star to “find”. Walk TOWARDS where you know the sun will rise, and even though it may feel like a “lifetime” that it ceases to break the pitch black, NEVER give up, keep GOING, allowing the “compass” in your soul to lead you true.

© 2013 Rosie Chee

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TRUE STRENGTH

TRUE strength is not always shown. It is not always KNOWN about. You may never fathom in your lifetime what another is or has gone through if you cannot SEE it or do not know about it firsthand. True STRENGTH often lies hidden in the souls of those who smile on the outside when they are crying on the inside, holding out a helping hand to the world when they can barely stand themselves, giving of themselves when they can little afford to.

Strength does not mean “power”. Strength does not mean “fame”. Strength does not mean “glory”. Often, true strength is in the silent tears dripping in one’s soul as they let the world think their life is “charmed” and everything is “perfect”, the world wishing that they could have such a life and be such a person. True strength does not NEED the world to see it, but lies in quiet throughout that individual’s struggle.

The strongest soul does NOT always desire recognition for their battles, and in due time their struggles will be known to others. When the time is “right” or they need to find that strength all over again because another is in the same or a similar place that they have been in, they will reveal their battles in order to aid that other, and in such knowledge, in the willingness to “reopen” wounds that should be left alone, you will see a true WARRIOR.

© 2013 Rosie Chee

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STORIES THAT CHANGE US

EVERYone has a story. EVERYone has been through something that has made such an impact on their life that they have been forever changed. EVERYone has had someone in their life who has affected them so significantly that their soul cannot help but have been changed.

When you look at an individual you see what they LOOK like. You do not see what they have been THROUGH. You see the physical manifestation of whatever they have been through internally, and sometimes that is not even the case, for some are masters at masking any personal pain or suffering, choosing instead to present to the world a smile in a carefree manner so that you will never know the affliction in their soul. But you can tell if you take the time to look INTO their eyes, for they cannot keep a blank mask there infinitely, and in the briefest of moments when they might think no one is watching or will notice, you can see their soul there.

Everyone has a story that would make either your heart bleed or your mind relate. Everyone has lived an imperfect life, making mistakes that they might regret, chosen paths they might wish they could unstep, be put in situations they might never wish on others. No one has immunity to life and the chaos that it throws one into.

Everyone has a STORY. If you take the time to stop and LISTEN, to truly SEE a person for the creature they are as a result of what they have been through and what they have chosen to BE because of it, you will see their heart, their strength, their SOUL. You might learn from them, be inspired by them, but above all, you will realize that YOU too are human, and this life WILL change you, sometimes in ways you could never imagine in your wildest dreams, whether through circumstance or the touch of another soul against your own, for better or for worse, not even for a reason but just because it can, to see how you will respond, to see what kind of creature YOU are and what you are made OF.

Everyone has a story. You do. I do. You might not know mine, nor I yours, but it’s time to start SHARING those stories, so that we can create COMMUNITY, a unity that binds the world together in an understanding, moving us all towards the common goal of becoming BETTER than we are, all that we can be, fulfilling our POTENTIAL, and inspiring others along the way.

© 2013 Rosie Chee