Beauty, Love and Forgiveness

Within the last few months I have had to truly look at and reflect on what I refer to as "unfinished business" in order to move forward, especially emotionally and spiritually and although I confronted truths that were not pretty they also had a sense of beauty and love. The kind you don't normally think about because the truth itself isn't pretty, but of course honest self-truth rarly is and it is up to the individual to have the courage to remain open and receptive in facing oneself in the mirror. I am reading the book right now "The Invitation" and last night as i was reading I came across a small section that illustrates some of what I feel.

"Sometimes, in our familiarity with the beauty of the landscape of our daily lives, we fail to see it, we forget to really take it in, we negelect to express our appreciation and really let it feed us."

..."What is the Beauty the Navajo seek? It is what pulls us toward life. It is what calls to us when we despair, seduces us into opening again and again to the possibility of love and laughter..."

***There is much more to this but what I have taken is the same lesson I have been learning for last few years. Do not take for granted what might not be there tomorrow. Never think that your spouse/sister/brother/best friend, etc will always be there and appreciate those people every single day, even in times of anger or sadness since it is those moments that matter sometimes most because an angry word, or hurtful act or gesture might take away the joy that person has given to your life. Each person that enters and exits our lives have gifts that if we listen close enough we will hear and learn from. Some people exit permantently and it's usually for a reason, but sometimes someone exits your life temporarily and then re-enters since maybe their exit was to point to growth, to learn compassion, understanding, truth, and forgiveness. As I have since learned, there is such a sense of inner peace when you truly know you have done the right thing and have forgiven YOURSELF first in order to allow another the chance to forgive back....It doesn't always happen since some things are far too gone but that is when your Soul, your intuition and Our Creator step in to allow Light and Guidence

I have had over the years people come and go like most people and most of the time I was okay with that although maybe sad but there are certain connections made that are made on a Soul level but never truly realized it until it is gone and that is when the Spirit feels a loss. The loss of the beauty of what someone has given to you. That loss is no more and although the future has yet to be seen, it is an awesome feeling in getting to know someone you already have known before but through brand new eyes.

In closing, I just wanted to get the opportunity to say..."Thank You For Being Who You Are..."