HELLO READERS
And when at last you find someone to whom you can pour out your soul, you stop in shock at the words you utter in disbelief at what you have revealed about yourself and perhaps others. Confessions or guilty secrets can feel like painfully peeling off your own skin to expose everything which lies beneath hidden away from exposure. A little bit of knowledge can sometimes be dangerous. It takes inner strength to remain silent, but it also requires courage to confide in another person. You can only share so much because there are still those private, intimate secrets we must keep buried deep inside of our own soul for all eternity, and for our own security.
Rarely is anything as it seems. People’s lives are often sugar coated and veneered for the benefit of their curious audience. They want to impress, but rarely succeed for long because eventually the truth about their circumstances will reveal themselves forcing the circus to pack their bags once again and move on to pastures new for the whole charade to start again. Whilst ever people can get away with fabricating or elaborating the facts, they will because it makes them appear and sound more interesting, when in reality they are really quite dull.
The beginning of a beautiful relationship is to let those we love be perfectly themselves. Put into practice the resolution not to twist them to fit into our own image. If in loving them we do not accept what and who they are, then we do not fully appreciate them, seeking only a reflection of ourselves which we find in them. Friendship is built on two things. Respect and trust. Both elements have to be present, and it has to be mutual. You can have respect for someone, but if you don’t have any trust, the friendship will crumble to nothingness. Laugh, even when you are too exhausted, and the tears are blurring your vision. Sleep, even when you are afraid of what the night dreams might bring and keep walking even when it feels as though you cannot go on any further. Your capacity for survival is far greater than you think.
When the memories of bygone years touch your heart, remember that the pain of all your experiences are what have made you who you are today. Without your history you are just an empty page, a blank notebook, a missing lyric and almost invisible. No one knows you are there, and many won’t care. What makes you brave and courageous is your willingness to face reality and hold your head up high in the face of fear and adversity. You are stronger now than ever before because you have kept your faith and have never lost hope.
Never discourage anyone from sharing actual experiences or confiding in you as a therapeutic release. As we share our journeys and stories, we simultaneously create new spiritual connections. This shows that we are not alone during some of our darkest hours. Any judgment thrust upon others is none productive because no one is perfect, and we are all trying to survive our daily ordeals. Show empathy and compassion because there is a reason for everything. Any person who cannot defend you in your absence, will do nothing to protect your vulnerability in the future, so choose your friends wisely. Words are cheap, actions speak louder.
Every secret of a writer’s soul, every experience of their life and all the qualities of their mind are written in their works of literature, music and art.
‘Love all, trust a few,
Do wrong to none: be able for thine enemy
Rather in power than use, and keep thy friend
Under thy own life’s key be checked for silence,
But never taxed for speech.’
LOVE AND LIGHT
LINDA AND THE LULAS XXX
