It seems to me, that a great deal of our lives are spent on
working emotionally through the “tough” stuff that has happened to us. For most
of us, we can’t seem to get past the injustices, unfairness, and deep pain that
have wounded our souls.
I’m right there with
you.
I feel things deeply.
I kind of have grown to love that about myself. I don’t just “lightly” love
someone. I love them all the way to my
toes. I feel pain not just like a pin-prick, but I feel it penetrate and go
through me straight to my heart. That’s just the way I was created. I feel everything with great intensity.
So, when I go through something particularly painful, hurtful, challenging, or
a hurdle that stretches me to no ends – it can pretty much take over. I have to
be mindful and intentional to not let it.
Life is full of disappointments. It’s full of situations
where we end up being taken advantage of, for granted, and just plain used. Not everyone is going to see our value,
potential, or core heart.
If we can acknowledge that, I think it’s a huge step in
helping us come to terms with the bad things that happen to us. For just
because something horrible may have occurred – doesn’t mean we need to keep living
in that moment for the rest of our lives! I think the majority of us are still
working through those issues; instead of moving on from them and letting them
make us stronger people. And if that’s true like I think it is, the majority of
people walking earth are walking wounded.
There is so much more!
So much more we could be doing, giving, learning, and getting from life!
There is so much more to us than whatever “it” was that happened to us and with
us! We don’t do ourselves or anyone else
any favors by holding onto the past.
Instead of going through life 10, 20, or even 30 years past
a traumatic event and still trying to mentally process and work it through –
let’s try to let it go. We can
say, “This is what I got and I’m going to
make the most of it. I’m going to make the most of me!” Then, and only then can we transform
and let the painful things become the growing things in our heart and
soul. And I sure want that for
myself. Don’t you?
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