Your biggest pearl

The Pearly Path

The path (of our lives) is strewn with the gems and pearls of our lives, loves, joys, successes, and achievements, and it is also littered with the debris of our broken dreams and broken hearts. But even those broken dreams may hold alluring beauty, for all of life is wondrous and magical, containing secrets and hidden wisdom. All of life is an opportunity to learn (I would like to choose the word "remember" instead of learn - RG :). The hardest times bring the most profound lessons; the biggest irritants can form the largest pearls.

My thoughts:
I would be a hypocrite if I tell you that during my hardest times I thought about the profound lessons Im learning from my pain. Then, I just wanted out - even if it meant slitting my wrists and killing myself. The funny thing is, and I remember reading this, its only in total darkness that you (1) get to see even the tiniest pins of light (2) you get to exercise your faith and step into the unknown (3) you connect with yourself deeply in lieu of the absence of everything else or you (4) successfully imprison yourself into your very own hell.

Looking back, I did learn my lesson - that you are who you think you are. How you see yourself is how others will see you. You define yourself. You are what you make yourself to be. You will change as you encounter new stuff. You will discover things about yourself you never thought you had. It will be a process of joyful discovery. It will be, as we state it - living your life and discovering your gem.

I choose to become my very own pearl. With everything I've been through, you can bet it will be a large one. ;-)

Have a great weekend everyone. Try to get some rest :)