You can go now, the light has changed.

Been battered and down for so long
it’s hard to know which way is up
until I saw the light and realized
I am not alone.

Escaping loneliness has proven a formidable task for me. I have worked my entire life to develop enriching relationships with those around me. I am a pleaser and a hard-worker, I enjoy music & art, I love theater and find that I can never get enough. An ever-growing love is writing – it has been a strong medicine that has gone a long way to help mend the cracks in my facade. It has also been a bitter pill to swallow as my writing has transformed from dark, brooding stories & poems to somehow deeper, but lighter fare that my soul seems to be feasting upon. I really cannot write enough these days and have some pretty lofty writing plans/goals for myself over the next two years.

Find that one thing that makes your soul perculate. What is it for you? What is your one thing? Changes cause fear but also build character and bring strength. Can you imagine being in the same place you were a year ago? How about five years ago? Maybe even two months ago?

Serenity comes about through acceptance of our past and present. Finding that peace is a challenge for any human that faces their past, stands down the present, and moves toward to future with shameless trepidation. Deep breaths, understanding who you really are, and trusting that there is a purpose for today, and what you meet in it, circulates the joy necessary to maintain a life in repair. Love who you are and recognize the path that only you can travel. That recognition lifts the fog of fallacies allowing you to see the flowers and happiness that line your way.

The light is before you – smile at it and proceed.