Beware the Scare - Monsters Abound Everywhere

Most live their lives trapped inside of never ending horror stories. Their awareness, smothered by the insatiable monster of perpetual thought, desperately pleading for the merest hint of fresh air. Creaking hinges on the doors to forgotten inspiration, whose locks bolted themselves long ago, yet open occasionally, as a pleading reminder, when attention's wandered elsewhere. Rattling chains of worry and fear haunting our ears, but always just out of eye-shot. Floor boards squeaking from the foot falls of invisible habits, long engrained and following as faithfully as shadows. Blood spatters from time killed, trickling down the walls. Vision, obscured by the ever-present fog of comfortable familiarity. Grave yards rippling with the struggles of dreams and aspirations, buried many moons back, still struggling to surface and fulfill their purpose. Apparitions of social expectations that hover hauntingly in the corner of one's eye, yet blend into the background like ghostly chameleons when looked at directly. The clamor of shutters slammed closed by the breeze of uncertainty and diffidence, blocking broader perspectives. Ears, deafened to the sounds of the grand clock that always chimes midnight, as a recurring reminder of our inherent mortality. The heart of who one could have/should have been, hauntingly, rhythmically, beating under foot. Ba-Doom, Ba-Doom, Ba-Doom.

Fortunately, there's an exorcist on call 24/7, as long as you know the secret summons. Don't tell anyone where you heard it, but in case you don't know, here it is. Sit comfortably, close your eyes, clarify your intention, then give your full attention to your next breath, again to the next one, and the next, the one after that, and so on … until all the monsters have been vanquished.