Essence

My Essence... what is it?  When is it present?  When does it flourish?  To use "it" as a pronoun to describe my Essence seems mundane, disrespectful, colorless and shadowed.  My Essence is ANYTHING but a shadow. SHE is my highest self - my most beautiful, most giving, most connecting part of me.  The self I consciously aspire to be all the time.  She creates a world out of love, she lives in a world of purity and everything about her evolves from truth, HER truth... MY truth.  My Essence is living MY truth, living with my values in mind every moment of everyday - Forgiveness, Justice, Truth, Honesty, Nurture, Nature, Growth, Education, Balance, Challenge, Friendliness, Creativity, Respect, Cooperation, Efficiency, Grace, Positive Thought, Fitness, Health and Happiness.  These claimed values are just the beginning of my conscious unwrapping of my Essence.  SHE is gracefully screaming to be mindfully present in my life... I can feel her bursting at the seams of my heart intending to live the life I have come here to live.