Excelsior...Ever Upward.

Today.

I watched as patterns changed. I felt my heart grow stronger and larger than life. 

I have realized something. Something beautiful. Something obvious. Something that can be both a blessing, and a curse. 

I am a game changer.  a newly introduced element or factor that changes an existing situation or activity in a significant way. I have unknowingly been this person for the duration of my life. Sometimes, I shift a situation so that nobody gets hurt. I take things down a few notches. Distract from negativity while pointing to the positive...or my favorite, say whatever I feel, and not pretend to be someone I am not. I change atmospheres and laugh with my entire being. I am authentic. I am not pretending to be anyone but who I am....

And it scares people, sometimes. My close friend Jonathan once said, "Nothing scares a man more than a woman who knows who she is, and what she wants. Then goes after it. Most men are too intimidated or afraid of such a powerful woman". 

Game changers are funny little creatures. 

We know we are destined to be heard. We have an entitlement to love, and speak the truth within that love. The ending never seems to matter. It is the journey, that does. The nectar that is drawn from each experience. Watching as worlds collide and words dance into new ways of life and love. As lives change. As hearts grow. As the truth begins to dance within the light, and the darkness fades into nothing....A nothing so bright that it cannot exist.

LIFE:

Each day is a new chance to change everything...for the better. You see, your entire life can change in just one day...one minute.

So you'd better seize it, cut losses, burn bridges, hug friends tight, love with all your might, and never let bitterness inside of your heart. Bitterness can corrupt even the most beautiful of atmospheres. 

I am not perfect. I have never claimed to be anything but who I am. But ya know, just knowing that there are quirky, eccentric, and messy pieces making up who I am, brings a smile to my face. I am Adrienne. I love those pieces of me, even those that are a mystery, even to myself. Because when I am living life, I truly live with my entire being. I hold nothing back and take nothing for granted.

My words are my truth. 

My existence is proof. 

Some, will never understand this crazy little dance, but I would wager my entire worth, that there is at least a small part of you who would, if you simply opened up your mouth and let "you" flow through. Embrace your beauty and your flaws, and love them. Love yourself for every messy mistake and screw up you have ever made, because that is what has made you a miracle. 

There is no such thing as perfection, but perfection can be found in many imperfect things. The beauty of truth surpasses all...and our brokenness is what brings us to our knees, and to who we are. 

Embrace every little tiny fragment of that "you". 

Never throw away something so valuable. 

Be a game changer...

Excelsior. :-)