"If I could, I would absorb your pain.  You will never feel sorrow or emptiness again," I'd whisper to you as I held you in my arms. 
   I would give you all of my love, my devotion, and my strength. 
   But it would never be enough to see you through the winding mysteries of your life.  You need to find your fire from within.  It will be your energy and your determination that lead will you to... 

 BECOME LOVE. 

    You are a healer. 
    In a world overshadowed by sadness and longing, you have the capability to make things better.  Your unique and beautiful presence effects every soul you touch.  All what is asked of you is that you learn to accept yourself, 
and you live your life with dignity 

     Be proud of who you are. 

   Positive or negative, everything in the Universe has the ability to change and expand. This includes you.  The hateful views you have of yourself are draped on your shoulders like a heavy dark cloak.  It's time to change. 
It's time to shed the burden of self-loathing. It's time to expand into the dynamic person you have the right to be. 

    In your heart, you know who you are.  Mute the voices from your past who have used cruelty to confuse you and made you question your virtue.  They were wrong. 

   To make a cup of tea, you need two ingredients; water and tea leaves.  To find self-acceptance, you need two ingredients; openness and truth.  Like water, openness flow with no agenda.  Like tea leaves, the truth has the 
power to turn your life into something significant. 

   The truth: 
 -guides you forward 
 -heals your denial 
 -leaves you open to receive 
 -frees from wanting to do the right things for the wrong reasons 

 BE OPEN TO THE TRUTH 

 Once you find a deep respect and a never ending appreciation for yourself, you will never feel hollow again. 

 To find self-acceptance, you only need to do one thing... 
 -Acknowledge who you are rather than criticizing yourself for who you are not. 

 Inside of you thrives: 
 -goodness 
 -generosity 
 -love 
 -strength 
 -integrity 
 -and the potential for greatness 

    You possess everything you need to get through whatever turmoil exists in your life...RIGHT NOW. 

    If there is a benefit to pain, it is that pain nourishes courage.  Use your courage to help you take hold of your fears.  Let them go once and for all. Then demand to be listened to, to be loved, and to be cared for on your own 
terms. 

    Once you acquire self-acceptance, it is then that you can begin to love others. 

    True love requires that you forget yourself. 

    When you have self-respect and self-trust you can love effortlessly. 

    And your love can heal the world. 

   You don't deserve to be abused. 
   You don't deserve to be deceived. 
   You don't deserve to be abandoned. 
   You deserve to be loved. 
   You deserve to love. 

   Remember, live your life with dignity.  Be proud of who you are. 

FINAL THOUGHT

  "We have all been created for greater things--to love and to be loved.  Love is love--to love a person without any expectations.  Works of love are works of peace and purity." 

-Mother Teresa 

Until next time...be well

Forever always,
Wendy