Laying Bare One’s Soul
By DMK
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“A life spent making mistakes is
not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.”
George
Bernard Shaw
Fingernails slowly scratch the chalkboard; the
mind complex, emotions fragile, silence brings peace then torment. A battle in
the depths of the spirit when the mind seeks, contemplates, looks for
reasoning, a decision concerning life’s course affected.
“Life is 10 percent what you make
it, and 90 percent how you take it.”
Irving Berlin
Doing nothing is not an option,
doing it wrong can devastate, doing it right will hurt, in the end it is true.
My soul longs for rest, burden
free, a sunset, a cool breeze; however life does not play our way. Solutions in
the physical world, simple, sit on the porch and watch the sunset. The mind, much
more complicated, hitting pause is a challenge indeed.
Consideration of others is
something lost, self consumed, self absorbed, those of us who do not buy into
this way of life, aggravated, agitated, what has happened?
Lack of consideration, why, it is
so simple, common sense, what will it take to implement common sense if the
issue is lack of common sense. Is it a sickness, blindness, self-consumption,
an expectation that the world owes something?
“Don't go around saying the world
owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.”
Mark Twain
I have a place to live but it is
not my home. I extend my hand, bitten. We receive what we give. I do not remember
giving this.
Psalm 23:1 “The Lord is my Shepherd
I shall not want…” I do not know how to do this, I do want.
Screams in the silence, the
depths of the mind contained, cracks appear, and leaks take place. A discussion
done in love, it will hurt so much, pain at times is necessary, tough love is
painful to administer and to receive.
Tired of the burden, a drained
parent traveled so many miles and approaches yet another fork in the road. The
decision clear, not simple, trust in self is the only way to sustain.
~*~
To be a parent is liken to
nothing else. I share my experiences with you in past blogs in the hope that you
will understand you are not alone and that you can succeed. Today is no different.
I fight my own demons, the
last two weeks has consumed my mind over another challenge of parenting. Stealing from me time, the ability to write and life itself. This
open letter has yet to take its course, a challenge within, to share without. I
do love; we all need love, eh?
It is complicated, the common sense thing. I
know it will pass, and you need to know your open letter will also pass.
Additional excerpt from Psalm 23:1
The LORD Is My Shepherd
A Psalm of David.
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall
not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters. He
restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the
valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your
rod and your staff, they comfort me.
~*~
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Have a Great Weekend!
DMK
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