For this one moment, I will stop and feel the pain that a lifetime journey bears upon me. I will sit by this stream in the quiet and look within that secret place in my heart and fearlessly touch my pain. It is locked deep within, frozen in ice, cold and unfeeling, yet it burns like a supernova scorching planets across the night sky.
My journey has been long and today I will feel the pain of countless losses, dreams destroyed like broken toys tossed aside never to be seen again. My body cries out from the many roads traveled and my boots are worn and the soles paper thin. I weep for the ones left behind and their memories fade into a collage of my life.
Today at this moment I would play the saddest song I know, and I would embrace the song living within its hurt and sadness. The song would reach deep and caress the hurt and paint my life in despair. Pain is like a painting with dark purples and grays colors, with crows nesting in the limbs and making a sound that is otherworldly, mournful and filled with sorrow.
All these things I will feel for this moment, and I will embrace the pain and surrender to its depths. When the thunder passes, the darkness returns to the night, and then the sun returns to the sky with its warmth and healing. I will put the pain away maybe to never embrace it again. I will call my old dogs to my side and I will walk another mile.
Point Of View
At some point in life, we must embrace our pain and feel its darkness so that we can own how we feel about our journey. From time to time we should lighten our burden and leave it to hang on the leaving tree. Life is full of joy and great beauty, yet to see life with a joyful heart, we must never forget our pain and remember we left it to hang alone deep within the forest on the leaving tree.
I am moved by this piece, and linger on these words “All these things I will feel for this moment”. We cannot heal without this, it is the moment of sheer vulnerability and empowerment wrapped into one moment.
L’intero percorso dell’essere umano, le sue ricerche, i suoi progressi tecnologici sono in qualche modo legati alla sofferenza: dal fuoco per tenere distanti i predatori alle case per proteggersi dalle intemperie, allo sviluppo della medicina per curare i malanni alle religioni per provare di capirne il senso, il dolore è un tema onnipresente nelle nostre esistenze; è quindi inutile demonizzarlo perché ci serve per crescere, per evolvere, per migliorare e portarci uno scalino più su, a condizione di riuscire a superarlo.
Thank you my friend. However I believe it came through in Italian
Thanks Larry. A beautiful article to honor all of our experiences ❤️
Thank you Wendy
Fascinating how strong the urge can be to cling to the memory of painful experiences so hard we can almost squeeze them back into a tangible present, because those moments make us who we are. Beautiful piece, Larry.
Thank you Martin for your kind words
That’s piece is very strong and determined which I love and I need to after all these years embrace the sadness/pain and move on. That I know and I will attempt to work through it again tomorrow!
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