Freedom's shackles...

'Without freedom from the past, there is no freedom at all, because the mind is never new, fresh, innocent.'
-Krishnamurti


Doesn't it feel ggood when a burden is lifted off of our shoulders? Isn't it great when a small, hidden detail that can(in our minds) 'doom' us is erased or forgiven?
Many times this burden's weight is a product of our own actions. In these cases we, and only we, can free ourselves.

Last night I had a dream of being in a stage, a colisseum with thousands of people waiting expectantly for my words: 'What, in your lives, if brought to light, would affect your happiness and steal your goals from within our reach?'
No one clapped.
Morning came, and I woke up knowing to truly be happy I had to get rid of some of those little mines in the field I would be walking. Otherwise they'd blow my foundation to pieces one day.

So I chose to free myself. What an exhilarating feeling!

Open your mind...
clean your heart...
Free yourself...
...and experience life's blessings fully.

Lesson learned: There is no use in struggling to make ourselves free from the shackles when we hold the keys in our very own hands.

Child's play...

'You must dare to disassociate yourself from those who would delay your journey... Leave, depart, if not physically, then mentally. Go your own way, quietly, undramatically, and venture toward trueness at last.'
-Vernon Howard

'You are'
'No, you are'
'YOU are!'
'YOU!!!'
Tears roll, arms flail...kicking, screaming, and everyone looks around for their mommy and daddy in this seemingly beloved kindergarden world of drama. It's the world they live in, the World they know, the world it's so scary to move away from.
Now why do people revel in so much drama? If you study these lives you'll see, without much effort, these people's lives are otherwise bland. They lack talent, the brains, wits, or charisma. What option do some people have other than reccur to a childhood defense mechanism, that of accusations, to feel back in the comfort of daddy's arms.
The more we decide to look at this as comfort the more we'll continue to grow backwards while our hearts age prematurely until we stunt our growth with the poking of our very own eyes.
Instead of blaming someone, open your eyes to see what you're contributing to this pathetic performance sometimes worthy of an Oscar. STOP doing it. Swat it like a fly, get it out of the way, and move on.

By seeing your part in the problem and quitting this possibly 'award winning movie role' we'll be able to grow up while our hearts and souls stay young.

Lesson learned: If drama is the way to be in the spotlight I'd rather stay behind the curtains.

Wrong date...

'There is a time for everything...'
-Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

What happens to a cake that's prematurely removed from the oven...to a letter sent before it's finished...to a baby that's born before its time?

The same thing happens to relationships solidified over a foundation of fleeting passion which, like mud, swallows and stains it all in the blink of an eye.

Time can often be seen as an enemy, but it is not. Time is actually our biggest ally, as it lets things come to fruition. From romance to forgetfulness, from forgiveness to healing, they are all gifts adequate time in waiting gives us.

Are we talking? Dating? Together? Separate? Enemies? What the hell are we?
What does it matter? It's only a word, a fleeting word...what matters is the feeling behind it.

Patience is a virtue that brings happiness, peace, and love. It fuels desire and strengthens it.
Patience gives a blacksmith the time to create the most solid of armors and the strongest of weapons.

Lesson learned: Never again will I force a castle's door open, lest I forget how beautiful the entrance can be.