Flying

I am writing this from the table of my wonderful friends in Portland. On the airplane this morning the flight attendant was making her way through the cabin before we landed and she asked if there was anything I wanted to get rid of… my thought: always!

But not everything. It can be so tempting to want to get rid of everything, but if I did there would be no more me. And believe it or not, that’s probably a bad thing!

I’ve been through some horrible things, and even though they have hurt me and left scars, I cannot change the past. Those are the things that make me stronger, and if I choose to give in to them then they get to win. That – is – not – gonna – happen! Some one is always watching me and thinking “If THAT idiot can do it, then maybe I can too.” 

We may trip, we may stumble, we may even fall, but we will always

–Rise Up!!!