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Is This Your Situation
By Ellis Matthews

Once enslaved by GREED, LUST AND FEAR.....Always on the run from a death that I knew was very near, I've learned to defy the odds.

IS THIS YOUR SITUATION?

I've fought my inner man, I've come face to face with demons who "I" created.....! once read that the things that a man dosen't overcome, will surely overcome him.

IS THIS YOUR SITUATION?

I was once lost in the wilderness of my mind....Held captive by REGRET, FAILURE, SHAME AND NEED. I've overcome my situation, I've learned to accept who it is that I am.....I've forgiven myself....Where did I get the strength?..... from my mothers prayers!......

IS THIS YOUR SITUATION?

I refuse to allow my situation to rule my life..... I no longer make excuses.....I created this situation. I allowed it to live....I gave it control .....now I must destroy it at all cost. My situation involves more than myself....There are those who have had their growth stagnated because of what once was my inability to overcome my situation.....I will not be defeated..... not by the state of my mind....nor by the conditions of my time..... surely inner peace is on the horizon.... I've fanned the flames of under- standing and from them the sparks of wisdom have enlightened me. Little did I know.....I was the captor holding myself captive.... my eyes are dry now....The ache has left my heart. My vision is clear.....I've harnessed my emotions...Fear, Guilt, Doubt and Shame have lost their hold on me.

IS THIS YOUR SITUATION?

I have started to take back everything that was taken away from me. I reclaim everything I've ever thrown away that was right for me....who I Was, What I should have been, and who I am......are the people I see when I look in the mirror at the man that's me.....I no longer roam the roads of my past. Wondering where I went wrong.....

IS THIS YOUR SITUATION?

I've ceased to struggle in the recesses of my mind......from the very depths of my being .....cried the need for change. I've made the choice. I've removed the limitations...... I thank God, today that I am no longer held captive by what was once known as MY SITUATION.

This was written to show that inner peace can be yours, so you can see, that DOUBT, FEAR, GUILT, REGRET AND SHAME have no place in the life of a conqueror..........