The title of this is "Abandoned" and that is something that I am actually researching for my next novel.  Not the only thing, just part of it.  Sometimes our wants and needs are simple, other times they are more complex and detailed.

Those challenges life creates for us - are the things that push and propel us to move forward, to achieve and be all that we can be.

Somehow we forget to own our own power. I dont know what abandonment has to do with that, but I am sure it is an integral part of our feeling worthy of receiving life and everything within it.  I am still learning how it defines who are and who we become, rather than the reverse.  Then how to let it all go and have our lives be our own, with no self judgement.

What I do know is that we are the only ones capable of freeing ourselves from whatever our past is keeping us tied to.  We take the power back when we make our own choices, for ourselves, not out of fear or pride.

We also need to trust the instincts that we have inside, that we have long ago learned (or been told) to ignore. They are within us for a reason and are our self guides and compass. How else can we get back on track with our own internal compass so affected by others?  How is it we hear those voices louder than our own? Why do others have more authority over us, than we do ourselves?

I am curious where this part of my story will lead... but I am excited to get started on it... see you again soon.