There are times when I slip up on a memory or a phrase or a song that reminds me of who I once was, the way that I once lived. Sometimes this is good, sometimes this is bad but in either case the slip up is worth it because it allows some time for examination. How did I arrive in this place? Is this person that I am now the one I want to be? Do I need to leave all of that previous woman behind?

 

For me and it may be the case for you as well, examination takes place at key points in your life, graduation, the birth of a child, new year, marriage, divorce, loss of loved one etc. You ask all the questions of yourself and make decisions on whether to change yourself, change your circumstances or do both or nothing at all. The reclamation piece comes into play when you realize that there are certain aspects of your previous being or your previous life that were beneficial, that added value to your life, to others and to your surroundings. I know that I talk a lot of here about letting this go, putting them down and leaving them there, those are things that don't add value, but there are things that some of us have put down things for reasons that have nothing to do with who we are or who we desire to be.

 

If there is something that you left behind, put down or tossed aside it may be time to revisit it. I'm asking you to trust the spirit that is within you and reclaim that part of yourself that is good and righteous and light. What's keeping you from doing so?