Hello, friend, it's mem, and I was just sitting here thinking about things and this conversation I had with my friend the other day, and I just thought I'd share with you some of the things that were said because it might help you in your quest for self-mastery. And what she was saying is she doesn’t trust herself, and she’s actually afraid of her self, and who she really is, and her true potential, ya know. And she's afraid that if she were to really let herself out, she doesn’t think she can handle it. She’s afraid if she really wins at being herself, and all her dreams come true, one day she’ll finally be doing really good and BOOM, it all comes crumbling down, sorta like it is now. But I said to her... Do you really wanna stay where you’re at now? Cuz that’s what happens if you don’t try to rise above where you’re at now. And then I said, sometimes for some of us here, our life lessons are really hard until you get the message you need to learn. And sometimes we need to fall a lot and get back up in order to get to what we want. And she said she knows that. And she’s been lying to me about how she’s been feeling about things, and she knows she has to change and get out of her own way. And she knows she needs to get the momentum going so she can really be who she wants to be and she’s resisting it because she actually likes the game of never really winning cuz that’s who she’s been. Someone that never wins. And I said well, it’s time to prove that you can win, better than you can lose my friend because you can. You just need to let go of the seeds of control.... The fear of falling again, and go all in and do all the things you’ve been afraid of before it’s too late and regret sets in. And so that’s what she did. She went all in, and I haven’t seen her since we had that conversation. So who knows where she is now. She could be dead or somewhere in heaven, I dunno. Either way, I feel really good about the changes she’s made. Anyway, that’s all I wanted to say for today. Don’t let your monster stop you from achieving your dreams, ya dig? *** Get all the Art Stories at http://www.ArtistSarahLong.com *** Buy her alcohol ink art paintings, at http://www.ArtistSarahLongStore.com. ****@ArtistSarahLongStudio on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube