Free yourself!

"Be not a slave of your own past - plunge deep into the sublime seas, dive deep, and swim far, so you shall come back with self-respect, with new power, with an advanced experience, that shall both explain and move beyond the old." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

I have such tremendous respect for people who take this on, and in my more conscious and courageous moments I like to consider myself one of these people.  They are liberated souls who have freed themselves from the blind, repeating patterns of their past.  It is really hard work to go this deeply introspective and to be 100% responsible for your own life experience, not blaming anyone or anything for your past choices, but this is the only way to be free. 

There are some of you out there who just simply get this, and you have taken your work on without complaint, excuse, or hesitation.  You are my heroes, and you know who you are.