How do we fall in love with the world?

The dawn eventually returns

I’ve always had my own way of doing things. I’ve never wanted to be like anyone else except when I’m wanting to be “normal and usual.” There was a time in my life after I got married where I really tried to be like everyone else. But what followed was a deep depression, felt stuck, lost, experiencing grief... like when you are awakened from a deep sleep frightened from a nightmare, and the first thing you wanna do is to turn on the light, because when the light is turned on, the scary imaginings will disappear and you will be calmed eventually. But when we feel hopeless, faithless, and empty it may seem we cannot even reach for the light, though it is always available to us. So one day, I read an article about spirituality and recovery, the idea of "embracing the darkness" really stuck me, and that is when answers appeared and miracles occurred. From then on, I feel really healing and moving forward. Because every time I find myself in a dark place, I try to sit with it for a while and allow the message it has for me to appear. I can learn about who I am in this lost place. My soul may be stopping me in my tracks for a reason. Listen. I won't try to ignore it,  because it will get louder to get my attention. (It may feel as if I am not moving, however there is greater force under the surface, a force that supports me on my path always).

Marianne Williamson says, "There is a light in all of us.” When we forget this and feel hopeless, we can always reach out to a friend, a letter, a favorite book, a piece of poem, a community... they can hold out hope for until we find our inner light again.

The dawn eventually returns.

It become my habit when I’m feeling out of sorts, “Who are you trying to make happy?” The answer to that question should always be “me”. Always. Yes, there are those times when your kid needs you, a family member, a friend, or a boss, but every day has to have a moment in it where you make U happy.

Right now, my happiness came from this poem ( recommended from a very special soul ) 

A Gift To Share

My religion is other souls 

My practice is my life

My prayer is my words 

My temple is the earth

The forests are my church

Rivers lakes and oceans are my holy waters

My relationships are my meditations

My life is my teacher

Wisdom is self knowledge 

And love is the center of my being