For the restless spirit!

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars. Khalil Gibran Scars .... As I look around these days, I see a lot of people with scars - real and perceived, big and small, healed or hidden - and I see the struggles that most of them go through to deal with these. I have had my fair share of these. Maybe that's why I see this more clearly now ... I understand now that to be able to bring peace within, to live in the moment, to be happy, these scars  need to be healed.  And that's the real test of mental strength. That's what these "massive characters" Khalil refers to, have managed to achieve. It's not easy. Especially if the scars have been life shattering. If they hurt to even acknowledge them. But that's the only route - of that, I am certain. There is absolutely no other way...  Carrying them to your grave doesn't make them go away either .... it could still come back.....

I've been away for a while.... Life has a way of overtaking you at times... and then it stops and looks back, benevolently, almost like it's allowing you to catch up, to catch your breath...before it starts its relentless journey again, a journey no one can truly control! While I was gone, a lot happened in my otherwise stormy life .....some horrible stuf, some not so bad ....but what it reiterated for me was that this Life comes with no guarantee, absolutely none! Because you have good health today and you work hard to keep it that way, doesn't mean you will live for long. Because you often neglect your health and indulge, doesn't mean your end will not be peaceful.  Because you have  many friends today, doesn't mean you will not be lonely, ever. Because you have strong relationships today, doesn't mean they will last forever. Because you have a roof over your head and food for your mouth, doesn't mean you cann...