I remember the days when I was so afraid of the dark… and no, it wasn’t only way back when I was a child. The nothingness, the darkness, the feelings of desperation and loneliness, unable to clearly see the path in front of me… sound familiar? The ‘dark’ doesn’t only happen when the sun goes down and the lights are turned out at night. Although it can be a scary place to be there is so much to learn in the dark days of our lives. But the first step is to accept the darkness, stop fighting or ignoring it, accept it exactly as it is. Believe that there are lessons to be learned right where you are that can and will benefit you (and most likely others) after the darkness has gone. Through my recent days of darkness I started out searching for light in what I could do and how fast I could do it in order to get out of the reality of my situation as quickly as possible. After a year of operating in that mode and running on empty all of the time, I finally broke. Anxiety, depression,...
Hurricane Irma was barreling toward Florida and was predicted to be the worst hurricane since the first 7 decades of the 20 th century. The effects of the hurricane were predicted to be bigger than the width of the state itself. Floridians were urged and in some places ordered to evacuate but there are always those few that decide they are stronger than the storm and decide to hunker down and wait it out. They were given the opportunity to escape the danger but didn’t heed the warnings. The outcome? In many instances, they had to be rescued as everything they were holding on to so tightly was taken from them anyway. Before we sit in our comfortable homes and throw insults at the bad judgment of those people… think about how many times we are given warning signs yet don’t heed them, holding so tightly to what we think is so important only to have it taken away in the end. Sometimes life can be something you wake up to eagerly each morning… and other times i...