I have known truly dark times. I have struggled with a broken heart and a crushed spirit. I have felt like there was nothing ahead of me but more pain and more sorrow, and I have been so close to giving up that just thinking about it now can still bring me to tears.
But I am older now, and I hope a little wiser. I know that there is a solution to most every problem that I face. Action 111 - Give It Time. What feels overwhelming in this moment will present its own solution tomorrow and be but a memory soon after. The struggles of life are not greater than my life itself, and a single look at the love that surrounds me proves that.
Time, the great healer. Each year that passes moves me further from the darkest moments in my life, but only because I stayed. Because I didn't give up. Because I trusted that, given enough time, life would again be a beautiful and joyful experience.
Troubled? In pain? Struggling to see your way out of a dark place? Give it time. It does get better.
John,
ReplyDeletethis was so incredibly hard to read. I have read it over and over, trying to find something to say that isn't trite or cliché, and even more importantly; doesn't leave my heart and soul too exposed and vulnerable.
Growing up - and later living your life fully and honestly - is so hard to do, even without the added obstacles that you have faced. I find it interesting how much I can relate to what you wrote here, despite having had a completely different set of difficulties and challenges to deal with.
I am glad we both had the strength and courage to stick with it and believe that it gets better in time. I know I am a better person for having "met" you and I am grateful for that.
Take care, okay?
Thank you, Minna. I think we all struggle with our own baggage, and to us, it seems overwhelming. It isn't about who carries more, it's about our own pain to work through. And yes, like you, I am grateful that our paths brought us together!
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