My Wish For You

My dearest of friends.........

The pain can be seen on the surface but felt to your core. It shakes every nerve in your body awake. You move in and out of the dream you left behind and prepare for the road ahead. You begrudgingly pack your life up using a mental checklist. This is mine, this was mine, this never will be mine. Take a moment and bask in the sadness. Take it in and let it scratch your heart so the pain you feel is real. Slowly come out of the fog and plan.......plan for tomorrow leaving behind today. Today is almost gone and tomorrow.......tomorrow is the time to heal. 

Please do not call it a heartbreak.......name it for what it truly is........a heartache. Heartbreak leaves shards of brokenness in a path that scares away passage. Heartache hurts but it is mendable in time. It is something you come to and heal from only to continue on your journey. It stops you in your tracks and takes your breath away but by no means disables your growth, self discovery and future love. Today you are clouded by the past. It engulfs you everywhere you turn and you taste it in the air you breathe. Reminders of what may have been but will never be. You may be scratched but you are not scarred. You will heal through discovery.........discovering who you are with the new space that surrounds you. The new freedom of personal choice is upon you. Choose wisely.

I see you. In front of me stands beauty in its most basic form. Raw, naked ad exposed. Strength has fallen of  in layers and vulnerability stands for all the world to see. I see you. In the darkest moments I still see your light. It fills me with hope and joy. I know it is there even when you question it. I see you. I see a fighters soul and lovers heart. No one will cripple you with their choices and decisions they make. Their choices are not and will never be yours. You have a pure heart with mistakes written all over it. Those mistakes will allow your heart to grow even more than you think is possible. 

Everyday I will remind you of your beauty and worth. Something that has fallen to the waste side over the years. You will close your eyes knowing that this love was not meant to be forever just for right now. Something bigger, better and brighter waits for you on the other side. Take your time getting there. Slow down and feel the sun as it starts to warm your cheeks reminding you once more that you are alive. Smile towards the sun with your eyes closed and feel time move past your skin as the sun sets preparing you for tomorrow. Allow the light to guide you through the moments you find yourself lost in. Allow it to light the room so you can look in the mirror and see the woman, who in fact, is still standing.

You have been given a new building block to add to your foundation. It will help to stabilize the ground that has not stopped shaking yet. Soon it will slow to a lull and eventually the stillness and quiet will be a much needed rest for your weary heart and soul. You will be exhausted but not defeated. Remember you are not broken even though today you may ache.

Everyone comes into our lives with the ability to make an impact. We get to allow the amount of pain, sorrow or joy they leave us with. Take the laughter, love and memories and look toward the horizon because better days are now on their way.