Live Your Life Free

I used to live on an island, an island deep, deep, deep within in my soul, alone and afraid. I was afraid of everyone and everything!!! Sometimes I had good days where the fears of life would only rear it’s ugly head several times a day where other days, the fears would never go away. My mind was telling me that I was weak and feeble and always to doubt the good intentions of others. “Don’t trust anyone” my mind would continuously tell me, and sadly, I always listened. I was the sole creator of every fear and doubt in my life, I was the inventor of my future problems by magically seeing the devastation that was in front of me, ( though it was a figment of my imagination) and every day I rose myself out of bed, I wanted to climb back into it and hide from the world under the covers.

I wanted so badly for this life, a life I hated and only existed in, to change. I so desperately wanted to live a life free of fear, free of doubt, and free from the sick thinking, all that kept me at bay. I wanted to be normal and not only live my life, but love to live my life. I asked myself if I could do it and if I were ready to change. I asked myself if I could create great thoughts in my mind amd let go of the bad ones. I went on and on asking myself questions, questions that would require a change in not only my life, but the way in which I approached it lived it. I was mentally exhausted and spiritually drained. This change had to take place, I needed it to take place!!!!! All those questions I asked myself??? An emphatic yes to them all. I WAS NO LONGER GOING TO BE ME BUT INSTEAD, I WAS GOING TO BECOME ME!!!!!

I took action!!! No longer were my thoughts fear based, no longer was I going to cast doubt on anything I knew nothing about, no longer was I going to hide on that island, away from people I love or that love me. I want to be with the crowds when I am on top of the mountain celebrating their victories and I will make sure I am there when they are defeated in the valleys!! I want to be and will be me….Today, I am no better (and now I know) no worse than you or anyone else. I am going to exist and love my existence, I am going to live and love to live, I am going to share my life instead of keeping it all to myself….Life is too short to live it alone, in a dark place where you and only you created…If you want to live.a life, an exceptional life, share everything with everyone you can. Being on an island by yourself, a prisoner of your own domain, is not a way to live your life…Take it from a broken down, beaten down, depressed, suicidal person who now lives every moment as if it were his last. LIFE IS AS FRAGILE AND AS BEAUTIFUL AS A STAINGLASS WINDOW…TREAT IT AS SUCH AND YOU WILL EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY OF IT…

Have a wondeful day,

Rich Barnes