(#5921) I am my own best counsel

      Every second of my life has been mine. I can truly say that I am the master of me and have guided my course all along the way. I have asked for advice to weigh against other factors but the conclusion I come up with is mine to honor or to be ashamed. That is the thing about life. We don't always make the correct choice when employing hindsight. But in the sight we have at that moment the decision has always been mine to the best of my intentional ability. I am sure I am not the only soul who operates like this. I know there are many who can't make a move without at least one or numerous confirmations. That is their story to tell, not mine.
     In personal relationships it is important that both make decisions together even when both may not agree. I get that and that is part of the relationship dynamic. However, being true to oneself must always be the starting point and where that goes from there is the compromise of healthy relationship technique. I am neither an expert at relationships nor even a master, yet logic dictates at least a foundation. My perspective has mostly always been my own to navigate. It is a comfortable place for me to consider because I am not entangled beyond myself. I trust the method and logic of my understandings enough to believe that my inner compass will guide me faithfully.
     No one knows the intent of my heart like me. No one could even fathom the depths I would go to in order to free others from bondage that was not of their own choosing. No one knows the heights I would soar to bring back a good way of life to those who are depressed and disparaged.. We are not different in these ways but I suspect we don't trust ourselves with our own convictions as much. I have found that middle place where my heart hurts for the pain of others while celebrating the joy in life that does occasionally show itself. I am serious and I am goofy. Yet in the very bottom of my core burns a fire of hope that will never be extinguished by the ignorant cruelty of the flippant and cavalier.