On the Thursday, I walked into The Bar and was faced with two particularly awful sights. One, I came face to face with the object of my unrequited affection out on a date with another woman. Two, I came face to face with the newer man; who after I had decided to take a risk and text him, had remained inexplicably and predictably silent.
On the Saturday, I walked into a church and watched a couple I barely know tie the knot in forever-ness.
On the Monday, I walked into therapy and proceeded to spew such hatred for the human race–particularly for the male subset of our species–that my therapist was speechless.
On the Tuesday, I walked into an emergency room and allowed doctors to admit me overnight for a Crohn’s related infection.
On the Thursday, I walked into The Store to unload brand new items for the Christmas season.
Today, I walked into a church and watched as my nephew was baptized.
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In the last ten days, I feel I experienced the full breadth of a life. And this is what I observed:
It is beautiful and it is horrible.
In its beauty we learn to pause. And in its horribleness we learn to move.
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Good lesson. Really really good lesson.
hope. dies. last.
thank you for this, was exactly what i needed today.
beautifully said.
very well said.
I’m sort of impressed you caused your therapist to be speechless. Then again, I guess I shouldn’t be too surprised, you have that effect on me sometimes. :)
“In its beauty we learn to pause. And in its horribleness we learn to move.”
That is all sorts of genius.
Deftly capturing the beautiful complexity of life with elegant brevity. Well done.
well said :) now if only i could pause and move at the right frames of time in which we call – life.
I agree life can be beautiful and horrible, and I think it takes us by suprise how it can turn horrible when there can be so many beautiful things and experiences, but we would not be able to have the one without the other I guess.
A x
PS: like the snowflakes!
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