Ever Becoming You

You are ever-becoming you.
There has not been a time
in your life, nor will there ever be,
when you have been,
or will be, complete.
You will never be perfect.
 There is pain and joy in being fully
aware of this and in applying
it to your everyday consciousness.

It is through the reality that you are constantly
in the process of ever-becoming more you,
that life unfolds for you in ways that
are out of your control.
Flow with that.
Just flow...

Things scare us. Thing hurt us.
Experiences often bring us down.
It all has purpose. It all has meaning.
There *is* a reason for everything.
Trust that, if nothing else.
 Understand that, if nothing else.

Learn to welcome the pain that
is part of "ever-becoming" you.
This pain is about growth.
This pain is the guardian of your
authenticity.
This pain teaches you that you *really*
are strong and that you can cope.

Often, life is like treading water.
 It can get tiring and feel overwhelming.
It can hurt and leave you feeling lost.
That's okay.
Remember that as you tread,
and are hanging in there, life,
from time to time offers us
 those wonderful bright sunny days.
The days when we get to take
a break from treading water are
the days that life gifts us with peace.

 It is on these days that we get to sail.
We experience and feel joy.
We are rewarded for the
work that we do in the
 trenches of most of our days.

Life is a journey, not a destination.
 Take pride and pleasure,
even in and through your pain at the realization that
you are ever-becoming the YOU
that destiny gave the gift of this life to.

Ms. A.J. Mahari