Hard lessons

Knowing what is most important in life is sometimes the most difficult thing in the world.  It can be clouded by fear, twisted by bitterness, confused by expectations, and obscured by over-thinking.  I’ve never not-known what the right thing to do was until my heart was involved.  Suddenly, I was making all the wrong decisions. 

I tell people, “Just breathe and move, don’t think,” and “Go with your gut,” but I kept complicating all of the simple things.  I know what I was thinking, and what I believed was right at the time, but that will never make up for the time I’ve lost as a result of that backward process. 

“Just breathe and move…”  (shaking my head)  Dan had it exactly right.  I was making it complicated.  I wish he had been here to slap some sense into me when I needed it. 

Lesson 1.  Brains are for problems, Hearts are for living.  Your mind is a weapon evolved and refined over millions of years, specifically to protect life, cancel threats, and solve problems.  Never point it at anything you don’t wish to destroy. 

Lesson 2.  True Love is REAL, and it’s for Everybody, not just for people without responsibilities. Dreams are THE MOST IMPORTANT parts of US, struggling to Live and Breathe, and make the world a better place, but none of it is Worth It without Love.

Lesson 3.  Therefore, Choose Love, over ALL else.  This is not a motto, it is a call to action.  DO this.  It’s not just for the movies, or romance novels.  Make it your purpose in Life, and you will have won, regardless of the outcome.

 

Lesson 4.  Pray.  Always pray.