Changing seasons.

    I stepped outside onto my deck to observe the end of this winter. The snow had melted but the ground was still frozen. It was a sunny, rock your Oakley’s with a jacket on kind of day. The kind that almost deceives you into thinking it’s warm outside, until you open the door and those perceptions are shattered. I walked out in bare feet for the simple reason of wanting to feel something, anything. It is sometimes easy to feel detached from life, insignificant in the bustle of unknown people. I have many excuses to let myself feel down but no worthy reason. The numbness creeping up from the soles of my feet feels relieving for some odd reason.

    This feeling of despair will soon pass and I will feel happiness again. Like the seasons, one must leave so that a new one can enter. Flowers must wither so new, beautiful blossoms can replace the old. Soon streams will melt and run with life, while birds whistle with excitement of the new season that has come.

    No one sees the struggle that someone went through to get somewhere. They only see the end product. No matter how low you feel, or how low you have gone. There is always hope. It is not about where you start on your journey. Only when you decide to say, that’s i'm far enough. If you decide you’re not content. There is no end to what you can achieve. When you start that journey, it will be grueling. You will sometimes feel like giving up seems such a good option. Just remember that feeling will soon pass and be replaced with a euphoria far better than something you can buy. Achievement. Knowing that you are a better person then you were yesterday. No one can take that from you.

    I stepped back into my house in confidence. Ready to face my next challenge with fortitude. Life is just about positive and negative reactions. You will have bad times, as well as good. Remember every time you fall, get back up a little fiercer than before. No matter how dark your winter, spring is around the corner, waiting to brighten your day.