But YOU, take a moment...🫂

​Living in the shadow of what is gone, I wonder how lifetimes of thoughts, decisions, dreams, and decades, pass by. 

Then, the "now" reminds us to pull the strings.
The mind engages with the heart, with human rationale, and when we land in the "now," it all goes silent.

​So aloof and adrift, scattered and unfamiliar, it gets scary. It numbs faith and willingness. No matter how lit the surroundings get, or how the lamps brighten the darkness of the evenings, there will always be a needle pinching.

​That pain would also seek its answers and make you question yourself.

But you, take a moment, let it all be, and be gracious toward yourself.

Know it's never going to be easy to fight a battle you never chose but were destined to. Remind yourself that you survived and that the light of your heart still shines bright.

Let the falls of tears flow unobstructed, for they are the weight of the mourn, that eyes have held for so long, and now it's time for it to be released.

​You will also be amazed at the intertwined episodes of pain that will choose you, to be tagged along. And, when you would be taking a sigh of relief, the tears would burst out again, unwarranted.

​But you, take a moment, let it all be, and just be gracious to yourself. Indeed, it's a journey, and these could be the ebbs.

​Sometimes you will just go quiet, and sometimes the layers of emotions will peel themselves off. Sometimes you will find yourself bearing the chaos...yet, most often you will be in your own solitude amidst the crowd.

​But you, take a moment, let it all be, and just be gracious to yourself.

 Let yourself know that - you may not have all the answers yet, but it's a process and you are a work in it—refining and building resilience, picking up and restructuring your scattered self, practicing letting go even if it means withdrawal from everything that you once loved or was and finding yourself again