Sometimes we know what'll happen when we let go. Sometimes the path of recovery is scarier than the damage caused by stagnation.
And sometimes we settle because we know that we don't have it in us to be brave. Not at the present moment, anyway...
...until we get a glimpse of what life could be like without the burden of doing all the emotional work, all the lone patching and rowing of a sinking ship.
We're reminded that there are unselfish shoulders out there who are willing to share the work. We're offered a hand up, a hand to soothe and a hand to hold. And suddenly, all the work we've done, all the effort/time/love that we've wasted doesn't seem to matter.
The good finds the good and pushes aside all of the fear, the bitterness, the expectations and the resentments, to make way for renewed hope and a rejuvenated urge to fight for what's good.
And time that felt wasted, seems like time spent learning.
Know thyself, first.
And sometimes we settle because we know that we don't have it in us to be brave. Not at the present moment, anyway...
...until we get a glimpse of what life could be like without the burden of doing all the emotional work, all the lone patching and rowing of a sinking ship.
We're reminded that there are unselfish shoulders out there who are willing to share the work. We're offered a hand up, a hand to soothe and a hand to hold. And suddenly, all the work we've done, all the effort/time/love that we've wasted doesn't seem to matter.
The good finds the good and pushes aside all of the fear, the bitterness, the expectations and the resentments, to make way for renewed hope and a rejuvenated urge to fight for what's good.
And time that felt wasted, seems like time spent learning.
Know thyself, first.
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