I dared to stop,

to be still in my heart

just long enough

for words to form

to comfort

all that was unsettled

in me.

And then I found

the comfort came

before the words

in my willingness to be

with all that is here —

in the presence of

my own soul.

We have all been there, overwhelmed by life, by our situations and circumstances. We have allowed ourselves to be cornered and feel the pressure of trying to keep our head above water. There is one road, it has two directions, on the verge of a breakdown or on the verge of a breakthrough.

Life is full of problems, but it is also full of solutions. Find a way to break your problems down so they do not look so formidable and then tackle them with reasonable solutions. I’ve notice how quickly we can get in over our head in some situations. Instead of standing still and lingering over how you got in over your head, look for ways you can climb out of a situation and see daylight again. If you find yourself in darkness,thereisn’t a law that state that you have to remain there. Mental enemies, such as fear…

Photo from:  MichelleMarie/Bling
This is the picture Bling chose to write about.  We are both writing a story and will post them together.  As you will see when you read the lovely story she wrote for me, I was in a different mood when I wrote this.

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“How much longer do I have to sit this way?” she asked.  “My eyes hurt and so does my neck.”

“Just a little longer,” said, the photographer.

“I’m uncomfortable.”

“I don’t doubt it, now smile.”

“I’ve been smiling for an hour and I feel, and look,  like an idiot.  What’s Tom doing?”

“Oh, we’re just going to add him later.  He’ll be a bit blurry, in the upper left hand corner. He didn’t have time to pose, he had important things to do.”

Mary stood up, knocked over a lamp, growled loudly, and slammed the door on her way out.