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Eyes To the Prize

First and foremost is you Yes you, all parts of you and gratitude as your plus one for a better attitude, as you well know Better tag on hard to that grounding of yours, Solid footing firmly planted to the ground, Mind geared up to solder to them goals Stay rooted and aligned, this is your time Stillness betters focus always, so eyes on the prize, it's game on First for the count is one to love, your own self perfect place to start Another is one to look forward to, better days to come your motivation Then there's the one for you to do right now, here this instant Embrace the present moment sis, don't just sit and watch life sail past you Day in day out, breath in, breath out, one day at a time Mind on daily mantra mode: keep head down,nose clean, eyes always glued to the prize then proceed to hit repeat one step two steps, no more back and forth fall only forward if you can, a crawl to the finish line still counts as a win First one foot back, then one in front keep it moving, eyes stay glued to the prize ears shut to the noise, chin up, rise up, shoulders back, left foot, right foot choices, engage free will, choices, always wise to the choice This battle yes, that one you let go and watch from the sidelines if you like Easy does it, slow the pace down, just trust in the process cos this one is timeless Rein in the need to fill in the void,look inside you, yes inside I said, stay still hold focus, stand still, your truth to be found inside you sis Put your back into it, marrow to bone, from inside to outside, soon you will make it, you know you can do this, You got it your magic key, key to the lock, unlock the secrets of self mastery, that's right bout to master the self now, self governance yea, secrets reveled, life on self rule, marching, finally marching to the beat of your own drum, left right, left right Ears shut to the noise and eyes glued to the prize as always First one step in, then two steps,chin up, one day at a time Then proceed  to hit repeat!

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