Fire Made Flesh

EB, 

Yeah, you're going by EB now. 

I have so much to say to you, and just a little time to say it. Listen. Really LISTEN, and hear my words. 

Times are tough, and they're not going to get any easier. Your mom and your dad will never love each other again. They will never be friends, and things will never be comfortable again, but that's okay. That will make you who you are, one day. It will make you strong, and beautiful. It will teach you to love honestly, openly and purely. Above all, it will teach you never to settle for less than what you want - less than what you deserve. 

But do not let this hollow anger take control of your life. Do not let it dictate your course. Give your love freely into the hands of those who would truly love you. Do not raise your walls and your suspicions. Give love as freely as you receive it, and enjoy the ride of it all. 

Do not be the mistakes of your birth mother. There is no animosity there, and no love lost either. You are not her decisions and she is not yours. You are not defined by her past. She has no bearing on your future. So keep your head up, and do not look to her for inspiration or response. She was merely a vessel in this journey, nothing more and nothing less. She is not your shadow, and you are not hers. 

Don't be afraid. Your fear will age you and make you timid. It will quench that fire that you once held high for all the world to see. Do not let it be hidden by the wording words and actions of other. Be that fire, scorch the earth around you in the path to your own perfection. Hold it high. Burn it brightly. Let all those around you see it and hold it in likewise horror and admiration. Feel that fire. Breathe that fire, and let it lead you to that destiny. 

You are beautiful. You are alluring. You are a star in the darkest black of deepest space. You burn brightly and bring life to those around you. You are the wind that fills the sails and casts ripples upon the water that will echo through the world. You are everything and more. Be bold, be daring, be you. Follow your heart to the very ends of the earth, and let no man and no fear ever hold you back. 

You are fire made flesh. 

Remember that.