POTENTIAL POSITIVES FROM NEGATIVES—
(thoughts about “women” I have known)

arrogance drove a thirst for knowledge to deny the “tape’” that said “you are stupid’ and,
knowledge, when gained brought quiet confidence and no need to “prove” it to anyone

judgemental drew attention to self examination in fear of being discovered as flawed and showed the need to be “not like them” but better than them which showed the need for mercy and grace for all, first to self and then to others

hostility was hidden anger which isolated the heart in a pit of resentment where a door to forgiveness of self and others was found to be the only “exit” leading to a healing path

the root of all these “women” was:
• pain,
• perception, and
• protection
each mask was unknowingly chosen to defend against others and confirmed the “wrong thinking” that drove each fear-filled moment leading to the edge of a cliff of decision—

to look deeper beyond the hard outside to the wound being held within an impenetrable bubble of “wrong thinking” would mean exposing self to self (the one most feared). removing the mask to examine the wound cannot be undertaken without terror arising . . . will the “women” I have known block or give strength to moving forward . . .

a wound cannot be healed until it is exposed to the Light and the Air, the breath of Life—the Spirit gives Life as it strips away the mask of each of the “women”   I have known and to expose the heart within whose growth was stunted by the “women” that allowed for “wrong thinking” to continue and grow
– strip away the mask to embrace Light and Life even in fear
– meet the heart of a struggling soul, my soul
– grab hold of the seed of Hope planted deep within from before birth
– return to the beginning of the heart unencumbered with “wrong thinking” to accept Life in the Light of Love flowing throughout all as it is, as it will be, and as it always has been
. . . drop the mask
. . . release the “women” I have known after thanking them for their work
. . . step into the free flow of Life, Light, and Love for which all is created including the “women” I have known . . . and me
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