Rear view...

Well, it's been almost a year since my painful break up. Fewf! Nice to have that piece in the rear view mirror. Here's what I've come to.... all the self-help, therapy, medical advice, spiritual guidance etc. ultimately brings us back to ourselves. We come into this world alone, we'll go out alone and along the way it's just us as well. I have not found great comfort in this thinking personally, but I have come to accept the notion as a fundamental truth. As tempting as it is, we cannot indefinitely fill our inner voids, whatever they may be, with other people and external distractions. There is always a reckoning and our "stuff" will rear it's ugly head one way or another, at some point. Instead, we are supposed to go "inward" and allow our emotions/disappointments/past pains to surface, be stared down and then be safely stowed away. This is the road less traveled. No question there's nothing less appealing than looking back on things we'd rather forget or delete permanently from our history. It's easy as hell to fill life chock-a-block full of this and that, moving forward and hoping the past will remain in the past where it bloody well belongs. Am I right? But, alas, some things do need our attention. Good news is, once addressed, some of these things can act as a springboard to the most lovely and fulfilling experiences of our lives. If we're prepared to be honest and brave, the sun will shine again and we can find solace in our clean slate. We can begin again. The possibilities just may be endless. Hugs:)

Blessings,

Chatgirl