Phoenix Rising..... From the Ashes I will Emerge....

The tale of many success stories begin with pain... suffering.. shortcomings.... tears.... struggle....  So why should mine be any different.... As i was instant messaging a friend on yahoo we began talking about life and how and it just have a funny way of panning out...  It made me become appreciative of the struggles I am now facing.... I can now smile through my adversity and realize that from the ashes I will EMERGE!  Every person should go through a renovation and a rebuilding stage every couple of years... See, just like an old building our foundation becomes weak, our walls begin to change color and our facade become cracked and weathered.... but just like that old building we must renovate or sometimes demolish and start all over again.. Either way we must fix the problems we face.....  So right now I am going through a complete renovation getting rid of all the outdated fixtures and filling in gaps that have emerged in my foundation...  Even though those renovations bring pain, tears, and struggle it is there to strengthen my weakening soul....  For the tears represent the pouring of new cement in the foundation ridding myself of the gaps....  The struggle represents the welding and making of my beams to make me stronger, sturdier to sustain more... my shortcomings represent the cracks and weathering in my facade that must be cleaned, bleached, polished, and resurfaced in order to make me more well rounded.... See from the ashes we rise....  from the top we fall... Right now I am in a renovation stage and it starts from the tears (new foundation), to the struggle (welding), to my shortcomings (cleaning, polishing, and resurfacing)... From this I will emerge a new building ready to sustain anything that is thrown at it... Remember rising is a lot better than falling...

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