Wounded

I wish I could tell you that I have it all together, that I know the answers and that there is not a war raging inside my head. I wish I could comfort you in all your times of need and tell you exactly what you need to here.

At one point or another, we will all be wounded; broken. In those dark moments of fear and sorrow, things can appear hopeless.

I have been there several times and am currently struggling through another cycle now. Though, a friend gave me a kind word today. He told me what I needed to hear. He told me that he to had been suffering and that things would be ok.

Being wounded is not a permanent state. It's not the amount of trauma or grief we have to deal with, it's the ability to realize the beauty in all things and to accept things for what they are.

Thought for the Day- Where there is great doubt, there will be great awakening; small doubt, small awakening, no doubt, no awakening.
Zen Saying

The Zen of Change

Everyday I read out of a book called, 'The Essence of Zen'. There are so many philosophical quotes and Thought for the Day type quotes--the one I have been reflecting on today is about living life to the fullest.

Its so easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of everyday dramma, stress and so forth. Having a good inspirational book to read everyday can be really helpful to remind you what a gift life truly is.

The following quote is out of the book 'The Essence of Zen'

Thought for the Day- The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear, for newer and richer experience.
- Eleanor Roosevelt

The Essence of Zen: An Anthology of Quotations (Pocket Positives)