Have you ever seen one of those speeded-up films showing a flower opening? Such movement is taking place all around us. We fool ourselves into thinking that our situations are static. We imagine nothing will ever alter. For good or for bad, we have got what we have got, or so we figure. Thus, change, even when it is really inevitable, takes us by surprise. The change you are going through has been a long time coming. Finally, though, it is starting to happen in a big way. And it all begins in the realm of the heart. 

  Each breath that you take is an affirmation of your own existence... and of your own importance. Fortunately, you don't need a licence to breathe. Nor is there a tax on this process. It's about the one process in your life that nobody can boss you around over. So, allow yourself that luxury. Then, having granted yourself the right to do that much at least, look around at what else is happening. You matter. You count. You have a right to be heard... to be respected, to be proud of yourself and to regain control over your world.