Ann

I posted this on another thread this morning but thought I would bring it here. It's from my treasures, something I read early in my recovery and kept to remind me that I hold the key to my happiness, I have all along.

Enjoy.

After awhile you learn
the subtle difference between
holding a hand and chaining a soul
and you learn that love doesn't mean possession
and company doesn't mean security.

And you begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts
and presents aren't promises and you begin to accept
your defeats with your head up and your eyes ahead
with the grace of an adult not the grief of a child.

And you learn to build your roads today
because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans
and futures have ways of falling down in mid-flight.

After awhile you learn that even sunshine
burns if you get too much so you plant your
own garden and decorate your own soul
instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.

And you learn that you really can endure
that you really are strong
and you really do have worth
and you learn
and you learn...

Veronica A. Shoffstall

Vale

Perfect has only 7 letters. This needs a word with more.

Thanks, Ann.

Thank you all.

Vale

Ann

Vale, you always say just the nicest things, thank you.

Vale

Only in response to the nicest
things.

But sometimes I do miss "Bam-Bam"!
(inside joke about over the top troll)....
..does that make me a bad person!?

Ann

Vale, bad? Never! ..not from where I sit.

I like this part best of all because no matter how "beaten" we may feel, we can survive, we DO survive and life gets better and the world looks wonderful again and we learn...and we learn.

I know that today will be a lovely day filled with beauty...no matter what life hands me. In the old days of darkness, every day was dark...no matter how brightly the sun shone because I just could not see the goodness.

Embrace the day and live it well.

Hugs