“Far away in the sunshine are my highest aspirations.
I may not reach them,
but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them,
and try to follow where they lead.”
~ Louisa May Alcott ~
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As I cast off every tendril of darkness that has enveloped me, threatening to strangle me for so very long…
wrapped me in fear, darkness, grief, anguish, helplessness, resentment, agony, sorrow, anger, bitterness…
I find myself striving, fighting, struggling, pushing to find the light, love, inspiration, joy, peace…
that has been stolen from me for so very very very long…
In the sweet kindness of new friendships and the steadfastness of old ones, encouraging words, connections with other hurting souls…
I find the light getting brighter…
brighter, more brilliant, more tangible…
the dark strangling tendrils are falling away one by one…
Yes, I can almost feel it…
I can almost touch the sunshine.
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©Copyright 2012 Christina Brownlee
∼ Reconstructing Christina ∼ 