Today is a day to remember that I have the power to change how I see the world.

For many years I lived in a deep dark place. I believed that was no easy way out or really even that there was a way out. I became Mrs. If Only. If Only I had done better in school. If Only those girls in high school hadn’t been mean. If Only I lived in a place with more opportunities. If Only everyone would give me a chance and stop judging me.

Then one day from that deep dark place I heard a voice, quiet at first. It whispered “If only you would choose to look the other way, you could see the light”. I did just that and I could see a glimmer. Pretty faint at fist but I started moving towards it. I enrolled in college through distance learning. I began to see all the opportunities that were around me. I began to give me a chance and stopped judging myself. I became Mrs. I Think I Can.

Wow looking back that hole was as deep as my thinking made it appear. On occasion I get tripped up and find myself in the mud again. Sometimes from my own thinking and sometimes because life gets life. Now I know I have a choice to listen to darkness or the follow the guidance of my soul. The more I choose to look for the light the easier to find my way back.

Rosetta Sanders