The sunrise peeked through the window as to not be too bold in awakening her to another day. He knew what she needed right now was the gentle warmth of his love to softly kiss her eyes good morning. She had been through a whirlwind of relationship activity that sent her heart and head racing across the field of life as a tumbleweed does blowing in all directions never seeming to end at a destination. Only this time, as the tumbleweed finally gets caught in something, she too caught herself from falling into anymore self-destruction. The whirlwind came to an end with a decision. A choice born from within. Her choice to love herself first. As she slowly opened her eyes from the loving warmth of the golden rays creating a safe space for her to stretch into her new awkward and sometimes uncomfortable skin, she knew she was safe, she was loved and with each breath and each step she would feel warmth from within. No more icicles with jagged, pointed words that had pierced her ears for so long. She would learn with each new step to love herself first and completely. She would learn to lay down at night thanking the moon and stars for the courage to travel through the darkness and follow the star no matter how faint and watch as it grows brighter in the sky and within her heart. She would learn to greet the Sun with peace and a calm within her spirit to embrace the day and herself with love and compassion. The past no longer had a hold on her heart. She had decided to live…in love. To live for her.
