Transformation—a thorough or dramatic change in form or appearance.

One of the most difficult things to transform is the way we think and especially what we think of ourselves. Coming to this realization is the moment I understood self-transformation to be self–sacrificing in that it’s totally dependent on my choice to surrender any form of myself that stands in the way of my transformation.

Self-transformation is hard work that requires a reset of the mind and a regulation of self-speaking language. And, even as we’re growing in this transformation, old labels will stick around. There are times we’ll straddle the fence of who we are transforming to be and the “who” that was. Unintentionally we’ll hold on to the labels.

Many of us have incorrectly taken on labels as our names. Maybe we have been labeled “loser” or “dropout” or a “nobody.” Maybe we’ve labeled ourselves “unattractive” or “overweight.” However, when we adhere to a selfish-determination of transformation, this will silence every voice that aims to divert us from living out of something new.

Embracing this process requires a determined surrender to completely die to any form of you that would prevent you from transforming to the woman or man you’re becoming.

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See transformation in Haiku here.

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In creative solidarity, Dee