Sometimes, we have a hard time seeing the light! Sometimes, it is hard to find the beauty, the strength, the gifts, the joy, the courage, the power, that is inside of us. But, I promise you this, it is there, right there inside of you waiting to be let out.

Take a few moments and look around, if you are inside right now take a step to the window or the door and look out. See the beauty that is in front of you.

The beauty of life is always there, the strength, the love, the passion, and the beauty is always inside of us.

Everything you need is right inside of you now. You just need to find it, see it, and then believe it. Just like the beauty you see outside in the trees and plants, everything you need is already there just waiting for you to set it free!

I have been waiting for a couple of months now every morning while on my walk, for the flowers to show back up.

It was only a few short months ago that I saw one rose bush after another trimmed back, the flowers cut off, the bright hues changed to dark greens and browns. The sweet smell and the unforgettable fragrance of a rose that was a joy every morning was gone!

Did that make it any less beautiful, no. To some maybe it might seem so, but like the rose bushes life changes and it is neither more or less beautiful, only different.

Knowing that everything inside of that rose bush would someday bloom and give me the opportunity to see the colors and take in the aroma of the sweet flowers gave me hope, it gave me joy!

I walked and waited knowing that the inner beauty would someday return on the outside as well. Taking stock of life, and remembering how lucky we are to be able to see the change in life and in ourselves.

It truly is a blessing to see the change in life!

Today, I was rewarded for my patients, for my waiting.

I am blessed with the change, with knowing that life is amazing and always finds a way. I am blessed in knowing that this cycle will happen again, again, and again.

I am blessed to able to bask in the colors and to be able to have the fragrance permeate my soul.

You are just like to rose bush, beautiful like you are in every form, in every season, perfect in every way.

You have everything inside you already that you could possibly need.

Sometimes, it is just a matter of seeing that it is there and letting it show! Sometimes, it is recognizing that it may not always be our perception of beauty but knowing it is just that… our perception, and that life is beautiful in any form. It is recognizing that change is inevitable and like the rose if we continue to pursue the highest and best version of ourselves we can achieve amazing things.

Take a few minutes to love yourself, realize that you have everything you need inside of you already, and that like the rose bush all you need to do is continually grow into your highest purpose.

Look inside, find the things you want to change, find your highest truth, and then grow until you reach your destination.

Know that this process will happen hundreds, thousands of times in your life. Embrace it, see the beauty in it, and always work towards continue growth.

Love yourself, change with the seasons, find your highest purpose, and remember that YOU HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED INSIDE OF YOU ALREADY!