The Box

Funny how we go through life living in a box, a box that we have created around us, Never venturing out to taste, smell, or even feel something different.

Our lives are not the happiest, our mate not the soul born into this world for us, but we stay, so as not to leave the “comfort” of the box, the security that we have become sewn into.

– The thought of being without them can make you feel as though you’ll die, then you realize that you were dying with them by your side. They have nothing to do with it, well not completely, it is you, your yearning to venture out with self, to discover what your accomplishments are on your terms, and your terms alone.

Can you really make most of your dreams a reality? without the feeling of guilt, of sacrifice of family time?

I can tell you from experience that when your moment arrives you will know. With every fiber of your being, with every beat of your heart, you will know that it is time to break free, free of the fears that have become the walls to your box.

You see, I felt trapped, caged in, I had been living and dying in my box, then one day I woke up from my prison, I say “my” because I created these walls and then my greatest tragedy at that time happened, my daddy died… and just days after his departure I found myself replaying our last conversation about my ~box~ and he telling me: “Margarita, lo que no sirve, se bota” “Margarita, what is no longer for you, let it go”

I left. I began my journey and guess what? I loved it, the scenery was much clearer, the smell of the grass sweeter, the rain warmer and the sun seemed to shine bright on my dark days, just for me. I found my journey to be a bit scary at times, a bit confusing at others, but you know…. it was my life, my thoughts, my plans, feelings and views, mine alone.

We all, in our own time can and will conquer this thing called “fear”, fear of starting over, of insecurities, of abandonment, of disappointments, of all things that pull you back because, you are like an arrow in a bow and an arrow cannot be launched forward unless it is pulled back!

So go and walk out and away from your box, go and dance to the beat of your conga and remind yourself that
-Your Soul must Sing and Your Spirit must Dance –

Be the Unapologetically Courageous being You were born to be.