A very personal and individual inside job.
Shame - an inside voice
Sternly driving and energizing
poverty of self-esteem
Transition from shame to healthy self-esteem
a steep climb up a rocky cliff
never sure of footing
loose pebbles beneath
unfamiliar terrain
handholds and footholds
roots of trees and dry grasses
threatening to trip, break bones and spirit
Easier to stay at the bottom of the trail
in familiar but ugly terrain
unwilling to see that there are steps up and out
unaware of beauty and growth along the way
space and air at the rise of each summit.
Courage in each faltering step
also an inside job,
with a quiet voice of strength.
“Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever
you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing
to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it.”
~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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