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                                    A LOVING LIGHT


    The school of history is filled with lessons that shape the soul.   The rejection made us cry.   The abandonment left us lonely.   The ridicule bound our hearts.   This desolation era of our lives is one that we either survive, or drown ourselves through sorrow.   The pain we carried for so long became too heavy and just before the breaking point, we let it go before it killed us.   Letting go freed our souls, lifted our spirits, and cleansed our hearts.    

   Letting go opened the gate so that the universal love could once again begin to flow.   A  new life on the road to realization.

  Why then do we long for the past?   Had it become a part of us along with that comfort feeling of restriction?   Do the ghosts of yesterday haunt us to bring us down?

    Once we have found the light, if only a shimmer, life is more meaningful and just, than a world of darkness.      Learning to forgive ourselves and then learning to love ourselves are the stepping stones to eternal oneness.

    So if someone is suffering in pain or crying out for help, give them a hand and show them you care. Your one ounce of openness can shower them with glimpses of light and love; and give them hope for a new tomorrow.

                                — by Peggy Pearson