learning to breathe

I realize, every day I have a choice, that only I can make. I can embrace the day, & find the good, I can let go of the past & the baggage, I can look in the mirror & see beauty OR I can let myself dwell on the  negative. I can put myself down. I can live on regrets. . .
I've been running around in circles for a while, trying to know what I should feel, how I should handle it. . . sometimes I forget to . . .just breathe. To throw up my hands to the sky & let it all go.  . . to not second guess everything. . .to let go. . .to live more.
Cause doubt eats you alive. It tears you up inside.  .piece by piece until you trust nothing ..you're always looking over your shoulder to see if the sky is still intact.  It can leave me bitter & cold. . .the iceberg that sunk the Titanic. . .
I want to be more. I want each day to be new. I want to see the sun & feel it's warmth. I want to feel grace pour over me like rain. . .I want to fight the voices that whisper I'll never be good enough. . .
& its up to me. I need to decide each day. .. so today I chose. . .to live. To open my eyes. . .to live.

Hello, good morning, how you do?
What makes your rising sun so new?
I could use a fresh beginning too
All of my regrets are nothing new
So this is the way that I say I need You
This is the way that I'm

Learning to breathe
I'm learning to crawl
I'm finding that You and You alone can break my fall
I'm living again, awake and alive
I'm dying to breathe in these abundant skies

Hello, good morning, how you been?
Yesterday left my head kicked in
I never, never thought that
I would fall like that
Never knew that I could hurt this bad

So this is the way I say I need You
This is the way that I say I love You
This is the way that I say I'm Yours
This is the way, this is the way 
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