She forgot to forget who she was

She delighted in the knowing that for her, life was a journey of stretching ever more deeply into her inner fortitude. Daily digging up gems that provided the bedrock for self acceptance and compassion. She enlivened her strength by carrying on knowing that her greatest protection would be in her capacity to manage the ever changing winds with a flexible heart and adaptable mind & spirit. Her courage resided in the knowing that each day provided her opportunity, opportunity to discover more and more of those precious gems nestled deep within. Each gem revealing another piece to the story that was told by the life she was given to live.