The Journey

It is an amazing thing the ways in which God teaches. In the least expected ways, yes that is so. But also in the most profound ways. Through suffering of the body, mind, heart and soul we are taught so much. 

To observe humanity vs to experience as a human. To maintain some shred of faith, dignity and belief in everything, in yourself, even through the most trying of times. To be taught gratitude and appreciation you maybe once had but began to lose sight of. To have something you love so much, something you love the most, taken away from you. Stripped bare and tossed about until you have nothing left to fear. To know that what you lost, that thing you loved so much, to know that even in your swooning you did not do it the justice it deserved. Then to get up and continue on. 

And so for a moment you feel it all. You see it all so clearly that you forget to breathe. You are left speechless and crippled by humility. And as you stumble about in the blinding light, you are desperate for something solid, for something to hold onto. In your nakedness and your disorienting clarity you seek another to love and comfort and mend your broken body.

 But always you gaze back to that shore. Because in your darkest, deepest, defeat was your greatest lesson. And you chose to take it , use it and persevere. For what worse can you feel until your pain is just the feeling of being alive? You will keep after it until it kills you. You know this better than anyone. And in the off-chance it doesn't, that small bit of hope that could be truth, how beautifully epic would that story be. And Epic has a journey. A long, long journey. 

Love Truth

Love is the only lesson. It has no color, no religion, no gender or assumption. Love has no agenda or judgement. When you love, you create love within the world. Like the ripple effect. Kindness is invaluable and there is always a place for it. Kindness is an act of love. You can choose what you practice and what you see. The more love you spread the more you get back. Even if you try to keep your inner thoughts loving it makes all the difference. And to love those who are blind is most important, for they too are people just as you are. Some of us are raised with less fortunate circumstances and the judgement and hate those of us spread is simply an act of insecurity, ignorance and ultimately fear. But it is not their fault nor fault of humankind, this we must remember. It is an opportunity to reach out to those people, armed and ready, with something they cannot draw their weapons to - Love. To unify and wake up. To teach and be taught and to find enlightenment. Everyone has the ability to see but this cannot be done by bringing more dark to the darkness. And it is simple, it starts small. Smile at a stranger, extend your hand to someone struggling to stand. Be patient with the car driving slow in front of you, remind yourself everything and everyone serves a purpose in this life. And when it becomes difficult to find it, ask yourself why? Because what is within is without and what you are you see in others. We are, afterall, one

Singer/Songwriter Kali Rea original song - "Bring It Down"