HURTING TO LEARN

"Living in the present does not mean surrendering our responsibility to correct some things from the past or to plan and make way for the future; in fact it is the ultimate taking of responsibility for both. The only point where God's time - eternity -  meets time as we know it, is in the present moment. And in that place of power, both past and future are healed"
                                    -     Marianne Williamson, spiritual teacher
"But all the while I was wondering if my clock would stop, I felt inside me somewhere, adjacent to or below the ailing heart, a hungry, thirsty, empty, sore, haunted sensation of being unfinished, random and unattached, as if, even if the heart were working perfectly, there was nothing there for it to run"
                                    -    Wallace Stegner, author 'The Spectator Bird'

EVERYBODY HURTS

You know that song from yesterday 'Everybody Hurts', well it should be made our National Anthem and taught in schools, not just the lyrics but the meaning. If they did that then there would be less strife in life. Because I am a little emotionally weak at the moment I am aware of my MIND and the need to CHOOSE my THOUGHTS carefully.
As I am sure you all know, when the heartstrings are being tugged, a little music goes a long way. Especially music with therapeutic overtones like 'Everybody Hurts'. It was the very soul of my inner feelings. I was looking for music on YouTube, more particularly Irish music. I have a very strong Irish heritage (my mum was Ruby Mary Kelly). So I listened to a bit of Bono and U2, some Cranberries but thought Enya would give me what I wanted with her haunting Irish folk. And she sorta did but then I looked at The Corrs and found what I wanted. And the reason I decided to give it to you was for one simple reason.... I didn't want you to feel as lousy as me!

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............... SOMETIMES........

When you are emotionally strangling yourself,  resistance is low, along with your awareness, and there is a much greater chance you will CHOOSE the wrong THOUGHTS. For example people say stuff and give opinions that make you doubt yourself. The intensity of your BELIEF in yourself diminishes somewhat. You stop STEPping for a bit while you self-sympathise. You STOP moving forward. This is a crucial point. Sometimes a crisis point. To use a well worn catch phrase that I detest but still use "It's where the going gets tough and the tough get going". Eeeeer yuk! But these are defining moments on your very personal Journey. You are an invited guest on MY very personal Journey. I MUST share my feelings with you so that if things are tough for you as well then you will KNOW....

                        ...... NO NO NO........ YOU ARE NOT ALONE........

            I HURT. YOU HURT. HE HURTS. SHE HURTS. WE HURT.
                                 ........EVERYBODY HURTS......

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...... no no no ..... YOU ARE NOT ALONE

I don't need to tell you that you are hurting. You already KNOW that yourself if indeed you are hurting. I am just here to make you AWARE. To make you feel better and pick a couple of GOOD CHOICES to bring you back. To show you that I HURT, just like you, if you are. And to SHOW you that there is SomeOne Out-There. To share with you that no, no, no, you are not alone and that I am proof that things will improve.... in time. I hope you are NOT HURTING. I sincerely hope that you are seriously HAPPY. But stay on the Journey with me. See it's a JOURNEY TO LEARN, to make you AWARE for later because, like ME, right here, right now.......

                                ........EVERYBODY HURTS..........
                                                                    .... Sometimes.....

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