All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy…
April 3rd, 2008 by timelady
…for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.
Listening to music, pondering my melancholy.
A self indulgent past time, perhaps, but not also not done enough. We rush through life, avoiding grief, looking for quick fixes and relief for pain. Maybe we need to stop, slow, listen to ourselves a bit. Allow that pain and grief to tell us what we need to learn. Acknowledge, accept, and move on to a new tomorrow.
I have found such times to be incredibly valuable. So, allow me the whimsy of sharing this. I feel sorrow, and loss, and I will give it tonight to have its time in the foreground of my mind. Tomorrow, it must give way for the everyday small joys that form my life. For I enjoy my life, it is relatively peaceful after all. I have a vast amount of gratitude for my world, and have little reason for fear or anguish.
I am so lucky that I will, tonight, indulge in the luxury of melancholy.
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