The Power of Positive Thought

Nothing brilliant happens overnight.

Newton didn't discover gravity until it fell on him. Proving that even a brilliant mind needs a little help from the outside world now and then, to discover something wonderful and new.

Venturing into something new and unknown can be a daunting task. At first you're like a baby, trying to remember how to take that very first step. Reaching out, trying to grab something or someone to hold onto. So scared of falling that you're not willing to let go, not until you feel your feet are back on solid ground.

I've been there ...

A crying mess lying on the floor, convinced at such a tender age that everything good was over, and happiness, if I'd ever known it, was never meant for me. It's hard to feel your worth something, when someone else has you convinced that you're not much of anything at all.

Like breathing underwater through a straw, you take it one moment at a time, drawing breath, filling your lungs, exhaling, until your lungs ache to feel the air again. And you do this, until the tide turns, taking its intoxication back out to sea.

And while life may never be perfect, it gets easier from day to day. Easier to wake up each morning without that pit of dread lying in wait at the bottom of your stomach, anxiously awaiting someone pulling that rug out from under your feet again.

And if it's feeling right, don't waste your time trying to find all the reasons why it could be wrong. Give all you have to give, and take the same that's being offered.

And in other news ...

Happy Birthday Dad!