Life's Hurdles Some people have a lot of nerve Telling me what to do Thinking they have some kind of power over me Thinking they can manipulate me That is far from being the truth There are certain individuals Telling me they will make the choice Telling me to be quiet Saying I don't have a voice I have some questions for these people These characters full of wisdom and grace What power greater than I Gives you the permission To invade my space? Who told you to take charge of me And trials in my life Making my decisions Through the turmoil and the strife? Who told you I was incapable Of the things you say I cannot do? Well my friend I have something to say And it's all directed to you! I was born into the race of mankind With a free mind and a voice I will make the decisions And it will be my choice! You have not been deep inside my mind Where I put imagination to work A very special place indeed Wherein your mind would go berzerk I may have no physical legs to carry me down life's paths But believe me when I tell you I have traveled more miles than you would ever last! No sound may come from my mouth at times I sometimes make little noise But many times the world has heard my loud and thunderous voice! Sometimes things come slow to me Like signals through a cable But don't ever tell me I think or that i'm not able!! Many times the hurdles are tall And many obstacles abound Don't even begin to tell me I can't go over them That the way simply cannot be found!! I don't mind telling you Many times I have mastered the hurdles that you can't get through! Don't worry my friend When you stumble and fall I'll be there to catch you after all I am Your Friend!! ~ Angel Pascha ~ What is Inside All of Us The sunlight cascaded in my bedroom window Its warmth beckoning me to awaken from my slumber Like a Mother's kiss of love upon my cheek Yet this love held no warmth, only a reminder Of what I was to endure another day -- A painful signal of things to come for me But somewhere deep within my soul A Light began to illuminate, Stretching higher and wider than ever before I could feel this gentle nudge beckon me To leave my warm bed and rise to a new day Placing Hope within my reach once again What had I done to deserve this? Hadn't I suffered enough? Why must I gather strength and fight some more? This Light wasn't about to give up on me As I tried and tried to block it with my frustration Allowing the Darkness to cover up my pain The Light grew only stronger and brighter Filling the entire room with energy so strong That soon my worries began to ease Swinging one leg, and then another, Onto the wooden floor below I found the strength to face my fate As I began to walk toward the door I paused for a moment, Feeling as if someone was behind me I turned around but no one was there Yet the feeling as if someone holding me up Was still prevalent...still strong Suddenly I heard a voice clear as day, Gently it began to speak to me A ball of green light appearing in the doorway "You have the courage. You always have. When life gives you a challenge, you rise from it. Inside you is the gift of strength. Never fear." ~ Angel of the Forest ~ All graphics are copyright Wings of Love and Light and may not be used without written permission. You may contact the webmistress at Angel of the Forest Main image courtesy of Jeffrey Bedrick