“Life is always a polarity. If there were no darkness there would be no light. If there were no trouble there could never be any peace. If the sun always shone you would not appreciate it. You have to learn sometimes through conditions that seem a nuisance. One day you will look back and say, “We learned our best lessons not when the sun was shining, but when the storm was at its greatest, when the thunder roared, the lightning flashed, the clouds obscured the sun and all seemed dark and hopeless”. It is only when the soul is in adversity that some of its greatest possibilities can be realized.”
Sometimes you have to close the door softly, so no one will see the tears fall noiselessly upon your face Sometimes you have to close the door softly, so the jagged edges of your heart won’t reveal the gapping wounds of dreams that remain untrue Sometimes you have to close the door softly, so you can hold just one more moment more before losing all faith Sometimes you have to close the door softly, so you can hold your ears shut from the incessant whispers of the night wind and demons keening your name Sometimes you have to close the door softly, so you can capture a glimpse of “what could be” before the darkness engulfs you Sometimes you have to close the door softly, so you can untangle yourself from the talons that grasp you to “what was” Sometimes you have to close the door softly, so you can kneel before the “I AM THAT I AM” Sometimes you have to close the door softly, so you can heal and learn peace for “this too shall pass” Sometimes you have to close the door softly, so you can learn the wisdom that in the midst of ashes, therein lies an ember of hope
Embers of Resiliency 