Finding Peace in the Silence

                Virginia Beach, VA. June 2022

Too often we find ourselves in troubling situations, mistakenly labeling them as especially profound. They slowly devour who we are and steal from us the very essence of our being as we find ourselves continuously lost in what we come to believe as truth. At times we may even question our own motives, yet we selflessly choose to pour all of our emotion into a single person whose intentions are so far from our own. It is only when we are suddenly ripped away from this senseless tragedy through no fault of our own that we are awakened to the role we were unknowingly assigned. We are left alone to pick up the pieces, wandering aimlessly as we do so, trapped in a thick mental fog disoriented and desperately trying to make sense of the unexplained. Time, which once seemed so peacefully motionless is now gone and what we believed to be love replaced by a fiery hatred that we have no practical use for. 

Though our feeble minds may find it easier to direct this negativity towards its place of origin, it is through the divine that we are reminded of our true identity. As each new day unfolds, we begin to see a bit clearer as we are both attracted to and directed towards more positive energy. This can come in many forms, including another person who carries a light within them so bright that it casts a shadow on all of the uncertainty and false hopes that we once clung so tightly to. 

In the midst of the storm, moving forward may seem impossible, but we are merely human and can only learn from our mistakes. We confront the pain and the anger, constructing it into an undeniable strength that will only lead us to something so much bigger; Something meant specifically for us.-