Emptiness is a symptom that you are not living creatively. You either have not goal that is important enough to you, or you are not using your talents and efforts in a striving toward an important goal.
~Maxwell Maltz
i like this. it is a much needed reminder that i am NOT lost. i am in progress. i am NOT complaining. i am learning. and i am NOT empty. i am full. For once i am so full of love and purpose and i am right where i want to be....
and yet...
i often wonder what is going to inspire me. where will i find the words and want to take the time to open up my heart and put pieces of me out there. which ultimately open me up to ridicule and misunderstanding (two things i abhore)
tonight it's the movie "Bright Star" which is the story of Fanny Brawne and John Keats. Here is a man who was solitary and unsure of both himself and his ability to love. He met a woman who was opinionated and fiery and together they spent the last three years of his life (he died at 25) in this amazing love affair. Fanny never took off his ring.
lately, and i don't know if it's because my dear friend Trisha has found a new love in her Benny, but i see constant indications of the love affair that i do not have in my own life. i don't date you see, and can go years and years without some sort of "other half". and most of the time i am okay with that. i am an all or nothing kind of girl and would rather hold on to that possibility of something great than to cling to something that has no possibility at all.
but i am human and i do get lonely and i have had a lot of "letting go" to do lately.
which i guess is not such a bad thing if you think about it, it just means when i do meet him...there is plenty of room for him to occupy...
1 comment:
Absolutely enjoyed the read, especially where you spoke of letting go only resulting in more space to occupy. I wholeheartedly agree. In fact, I had penned a blog post in my head concerning letting go and I will probably post tomorrow, hoping it leads to interesting discussion.
Love the photo of your family located on the left sidebar. Beautiful.
"Never let that Lonely Monster take control of you." - Prince.
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