WAR
"In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity." - Sun Tzu
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For too many years, my soul suffered in silence; cruelly caged by an oppressive, overly-critical mind; a mind poisoned by debilitating doubt, fear, guilt and shame. Imprisoned by insecurity, my soul longed for the immediate arrival of an emancipator; a heavenly hero sent to liberate it from its self-imposed bondage. Despite my soul’s impassioned pleas, freedom remained elusive. See, freedom requires more than passionate posturing, prayers and pleas; freedom requires radical rebellion – a deliberate dismantling of domineering patterns and conditioning – by any means necessary! Formidable force is required to overthrow ruthless regimes; regimes rooted in a soul’s stagnation and destruction.
Mental evolution is an act of revolution for a soul suffering in bondage! It is only in dissecting one’s own duplicity that one ultimately understands that they are both the oppressed and their own oppressor; their greatest ally and their greatest enemy. The greatest threat to one’s soul survival lies not in external fated forces; but in one’s internal, problematic programming. Everyone suffers; no one is spared the pangs of pain, yet some transmute that pain into power. See, pain is not purposeless; pain can push us into the depths of our own self-created hells or propel us to our greatest heights. Pain understands its own power; for it is only through the pain of determination, dedication and discipline that one can reclaim their own personal dominance; their own personal freedom.
“Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor.” – Alex Carrell
Do not suppress your soul's suffering; weaponize it. You are the great emancipator you have been wishing and waiting for. Allow the smoldering embers of discontentment and despair to ignite the furious flames of freedom!
Dare your soul to soar® is my odyssey of self-discovery and self-liberation; my tale of tremendous triumph; a standing testament to one’s ability to transform a soul crippled by suffering to a soul empowered and soaring. I pray that my journey sparks you to unleash your own soul and dare it to take you new heights.
I dedicate this blog to my beautiful nieces, Maya and Ava. I pray that my journey will help you both as you navigate your way.
Love always, your Tika.