Spiritual Warrior

                                                                      ~Spiritual Warrior~

                                             Life offers us the opportunity to become a Spiritual Warrior.

                                             A warrior is one who bravely goes into those dark areas within
                                             themselves to ferret out the Truth of their being.
                                             It takes great courage, stamina and endurance to
                                             become a Spiritual Warrior.

                                             The path is narrow, the terrain rough and rocky.
                                             You will walk alone: through the dark caves,
                                             up those steep climbs and through the dense thick forest.

                                             You will meet your dark side. The faces of fear, deceit, and
                                             sadness all await your arrival.
                                            
                                             No one can take this journey but you.

                                             There comes a time, in each of our lives,
                                             when we are given the choice to follow this path.
                                             Should we decide to embark on this journey,
                                             we can never turn back.... Our lives are changed forever

                                             On this journey, there are many different places we can
                                             choose to slip into and hide. But the path goes on.

                                             The Spiritual Warrior stays the course, wounded at times,
                                             exhausted and out of energy. Many times, the Warrior will
                                             struggle back to their feet to take only a few steps before
                                             falling again.

                                             Rested, they forge on,
                                             continuing the treacherous path.

                                            The journey continues. The Spiritual Warrior
                                            stays the course. Weakened, but never broken.

                                            One day, the battle, loneliness and desperate fights are over.
                                            The sun breaks through the clouds; the birds begin to sing
                                            their sweet melodies. There is a change in the energy.
                                            A deep change within the self.

                                            The warrior has fought the courageous fight.
                                            The battle of the dark night of the soul is won.
                                            New energy now fills the Warrior.
                                            A new path is now laid before them.
                                            A gentler path filled with the inner-knowing
                                            of one who has personal empowerment.

                                            With their personal battle won, they are filled with joy.
                                            A new awareness that they are one with the Spirit beams
                                            as they go forth to show others the way.

                                            They are not permitted to walk the path for others.
                                            They can only love, guide and be a living example
                                            of the Truth of their being.

                                                                                Author Unknown