"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened." ~Dr. Seuss
I'd love to learn to default to this. What a fantastic outlook on life... gonna have to start working on that starting today.
I love people. There have been times when someone has gotten imbedded in my heart so deeply so quickly that if I have to say goodbye for whatever reason, my heart literally breaks. If I were able to heed those words though - "Don't cry because it's over..." maybe it would be a little easier.
Completely loving the good people I encounter is not something I have any desire to change. Just gotta find a way to continually mend my broken heart... and continue to love this bittersweet life.
In my life I've been very blessed. I've encountered some of the most amazing people... people who inspire faith in mankind... people who make it easy to hope to find more people just like them. I've had the pleasure of being friend, family, and coworker to these gems. Some have come into my life... as the old adage goes... for a reason, some for a season, and some for a lifetime.
No matter why they came in, I've given away pieces of my heart in various sizes and have filled the gaps with pieces of theirs... Sometimes they fit just right, sometimes they're a little smaller and leave a hole, and sometimes the piece they leave me with is even bigger than the one I gave. But as much as it sometimes hurts, who can regret experiencing love to any degree?
I can't change who I am... nor do I have any desire to. The best I can do is try to change my thinking and accept that life is rich... just a great big pool of love-waiting-to-happen... and that the price to pay for these riches is an aching heart. That precious currency, though, is evidence of what you have... payment for what you will carry with you... not what was lost.
I'd love to learn to default to this. What a fantastic outlook on life... gonna have to start working on that starting today.
I love people. There have been times when someone has gotten imbedded in my heart so deeply so quickly that if I have to say goodbye for whatever reason, my heart literally breaks. If I were able to heed those words though - "Don't cry because it's over..." maybe it would be a little easier.
Completely loving the good people I encounter is not something I have any desire to change. Just gotta find a way to continually mend my broken heart... and continue to love this bittersweet life.
In my life I've been very blessed. I've encountered some of the most amazing people... people who inspire faith in mankind... people who make it easy to hope to find more people just like them. I've had the pleasure of being friend, family, and coworker to these gems. Some have come into my life... as the old adage goes... for a reason, some for a season, and some for a lifetime.
No matter why they came in, I've given away pieces of my heart in various sizes and have filled the gaps with pieces of theirs... Sometimes they fit just right, sometimes they're a little smaller and leave a hole, and sometimes the piece they leave me with is even bigger than the one I gave. But as much as it sometimes hurts, who can regret experiencing love to any degree?
I can't change who I am... nor do I have any desire to. The best I can do is try to change my thinking and accept that life is rich... just a great big pool of love-waiting-to-happen... and that the price to pay for these riches is an aching heart. That precious currency, though, is evidence of what you have... payment for what you will carry with you... not what was lost.
That was awesome, and so true. :)
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