My wish is to spread as much love and light to as many people as possible. I want my reader's to know and to understand that it is never too late to change course. Our lives are only one thought, one feeling, and one action away from where we want to be. It is a long journey but I am not alone and neither are you. We are capable of reaching the top. 

I believe that most of the time the simplest solutions are the best, more specifically when having to overcome the hardest challenges. When I am feeling overwhelmed with guilt, shame, regret, grief, or any form of so called negative feelings or thoughts. I try to imagine a scene such as this one. I imagine that I am standing right underneath this beautiful waterfall. " Wash it away".... I let myself feel whatever I am feeling allowing the vision of the waterfall to cleanse my body, mind, and soul. As I close my eyes I can feel the coolness of the water running down my head. I tilt my head back allowing the water to drench through my hair, as it slowly falls down my back  caressing and  cooling my warm sun-soaked skin. Underneath the water I feel my feet, safely balanced on a large smooth flat stone. " I am safe"... I can see a school of fish swimming past me without concern. I can hear birds chirping in the trees around me. I can feel the light from the sun shining down on my face. I breathe in deeply as I smell the air around me. What do I smell? Is it the water or the trees? Or maybe I smell smoke from the campfire I had put out earlier. Depending on the day or the mood I am in I might smell the stinky fish (hahaha). I stay here in this place as long as I need to or as long as my environment allows me to. Sometimes 5 minutes or sometimes an hour. Exercises like this always help to ground me in situations that feel out of control. It helps to slow the world down enough so that I am able to make healthier decisions instead of rash decisions that come from fear or trauma. Notice I said healthier. This exercise does not guarantee the outcome of the problems that I am facing or take away all of the pain and worries that I have, however it does help to ease the weight of the world. The more that I have practiced this and similar techniques the more I have noticed my bigger problems seem smaller and my small, pesky, problems almost evaporate with the air around my waterfall.