^{Life offers us the opportunity to become a Spiritual Warrior.}

^{A warrior is one who bravely goes into those dark areas within themselves to ferret out the Truth of their being.}

^{It takes great courage, stamina and endurance to become a Spiritual Warrior.}

^{The path is narrow, the terrain rough and rocky.}

^{You will walk alone: through the dark caves, up those steep climbs and through the dense thick forest.}

^{You will meet your dark side. The faces of fear, deceit, and sadness all await your arrival.}

^{No one can take this journey but you.}

^{There comes a time, in each of our lives, when we are given the choice to follow this path.}

^{Should we decide to embark on this journey, we can never turn back…. Our lives are changed forever.}

^{On this journey, there are many different places we can choose to slip into and hide. But the path goes on.}

^{The Spiritual Warrior stays the course, wounded at times, exhausted and out of energy. Many times, the Warrior will struggle back to their feet to take only a few steps before falling again.}

^{Rested, they forge on, continuing the treacherous path.}

^{The journey continues. The Spiritual Warrior stays the course. Weakened, but never broken.}

^{One day, the battle, loneliness and desperate fights are over.}

^{The sun breaks through the clouds; the birds begin to sing their sweet melodies. There is a change in the energy.}

^{A deep change within the self.}

^{The warrior has fought the courageous fight.}

^{The battle of the dark night of the soul is won.}

^{New energy now fills the Warrior.}

^{A new path is now laid before them.}

^{A gentler path filled with the inner-knowing of one who has personal empowerment.}

^{With their personal battle won, they are filled with joy.}

^{A new awareness that they are one with the Spirit beams as they go forth to show others the way.}

^{They are not permitted to walk the path for others.}

^{They can only love, guide and be a living example of the Truth of their being.}