Outshine Yourself

July 2013; AmeriProject Three

Don’t be frightened
of reaching for the highest peak,
so you may overlook the most raw scenery
only one who has grasped can appreciate.

Feel uncomfortable when stretching your comfort zone,
until you break the barriers.
Be fearful of failed attempts.
Fear cultivates growth.
It’s a natural stimulator.

Be given expectations from those who care.
Ask for it.
Demand it.
Embrace it with your utmost potential.
They’re your disguised catalysts.
Taste the sensitivity of this topic.

Expectations are given from those who think highly of you.
Set expectations for those who may benefit from them.
They hold you responsible.
The fragility is not to be taken for granted.
Feel the intensity of this topic.

It’s passed your time to care, too.
To those who dare to challenge them
set these limits to be harshly broken.
You’ll have an awakened understanding
of the meaning of “true colors”.

Envision the endless possibilities of this topic.
Learn from it.
Accept it.
Don’t give in to it.
Refocus.
Challenge yourself to believe nothing less
than what persistent efforts have the power to resonate.
Sound the significance of this topic to your consciousness
to be awakened until you feel alive.
Remain determined.
Branch for it.
Seize it.

Let every resilient muscle--
from your hands, grasping for more;
to your brain, empowering for knowledge;
to your tongue, expressing the depths of your heart’s core;
to your heart, throbbing from the natural adrenaline of life’s expectations; 

cease the choice of ever being bound by limits.
Breathe in the reality of this topic.
These are no longer “high expectations”.
These are great expectations.

Daily expectations.
Exceed them.