“These times are so uncertain, a yearning
undefined and people filled with rage. We all need a little tenderness; how can
love survive in such a graceless age?” ~Don Henley
Today I
write from the place of forgiveness, simply the greatest place in The Universe.
Life’s relationships, situations, events, and moments will help to shape us
into the people we will become. It is a perpetual journey of discovery and
learning. Often enough, our own uncertainty about the thoughts and feelings
within our minds and hearts will have us either running away or diving into
life in order to live it fully. We will make mistakes and we will make judgments
to look back on and learn from. The super part of looking back is it gives us
the opportunity to grow so long as we make an effort, in this moment, to be
better than yesterday.
I have had a
hard time writing this blog for several months as I’ve been working through a
huge discovery within myself. I felt as though I was being “judged” and once
again, in my life full of lessons, I had to take a good hard look, not so much
of choices I made, but of feelings that I never allowed myself to feel. What I
did discover is that I’M ALIVE and each and every challenge life has thrown at
me has given me the ability to forgive and at least attempt to understand others,
myself, and my desires. I traveled and have a rejuvenated fondness of nature. I’m
now in position to make some really big choices about what I want to do, where
I want to be and the type of person I want to be with. Decisions that I will
trust to be the right ones, which will take me exactly to the place I’m
supposed to be. The more open I become to life’s possibilities, the more other
people have been opening up to me. Some people have confessed to me very
personal struggles they are going through; when we are able to come out the
other side of our own challenges we become available to understand others and
be a source of comfort and encouragement. To be able to empathize and guide
others brings us closer to our purpose, which is forgiveness and understanding.
Today, I am
aware of my fears and I embrace them momentarily so that I can let them go. My mind
along with my heart is open enough to start over and more importantly forgive
myself and everyone else. Today, I can walk through the fire with confidence
that my life will be full and I have had the opportunity to make the lives of
others just a little bit better. I’m going to laugh, do things I’ve never done,
embrace the world, and love with all the madness in my soul. I hope beyond hope
that everyone finds their way and when they do; that they will be challenged
again so life doesn’t get too easy. I want everyone to find the beauty in
sharing their independence with another. I want people to create the world they
imagine around them and within them. It won’t always be easy, this I
understand.
