Beginnings without End
A door closes behind you and locks and you stand alone at the edge of a great void.
You are confused, cold, scared, without hope.
Sadness and sorrow burrow deep in your soul as you recall all that is lost.
Do not lose yourself. The sorrow and sadness … they will pass.
Let the tears fall, feel each drop, let them wash the pain from your heart.
The tracks of your tears are real, let them work, let them heal.
When the healing starts, then the miracles happen. Allow the miracles!
Now you are standing at the edge of a great adventure and new beginnings.
You taste the fear of the unknown and you feel the excitement of limitless possibilities.
Your eyes feast upon the vast repast of natures’ bounty, its beauty, buds and blooms.
It burst forth in a myriad of shapes and colours and scents to entice the pallet.
You partake and are filled with the strength of its goodness.
You have decisions to make, choices. The paths are everywhere, their destinations, anywhere.
The only possible stumbling block is you. You step forward with courage,
and faith catches you in her arms, and hope takes you by the hand, leading you into sunlight.
It is the sun that guides your steps by day, and at night you sleep beneath the stars.
Daily you learn and you grow and you take from the past only memories to treasure,
but you never look back. The chains that bound you in pain, lay behind you, forgotten,
like the broken baubles of a child at play. You are no longer, that child.
Actions equal reactions and you realize that you must be responsible for yours,
and that you have no control over the actions of another.
This knowledge sets you free. Your steps quicken and you find you are running,
not away from your life, but rather towards it. You race the wind and you win,
and it’s at your back and it’s pushing you forward. Laughter fills the air,
and a forgotten something surrounds you. It’s called JOY!
You realize that you are happy. Your great adventure led you to self. You are no longer lost.
Live the gift of life you were given. Thank God for the miracle of you
and always remember
Endings are only beginnings, beginnings without end.
