No Longer Waiting

When you are so done with
waiting for change
just to happen,
you finally realize that
YOU are the change.

Instead of waiting for
anyone else to do something
differently, instead of
playing victim,
instead of waiting to be
rescued,

you decide
it’s so damn time for
you to rise.

So you rise and
you begin.
One foot
in front of the other.
One inhale, one exhale
at a time.

Old beliefs try to call you back
to your old ways.
But you are no longer listening.
You will not wait
any longer for change just
to happen.

You decide to BE the change
you were always waiting for.

Lisa McCrohan, MA, LCSW-C, SEP