I walked into this place because this is where the road took me. The day had progressed from morning sunlight and warmth to an afternoon of clouds and bitter cold air.
I walked into this place because I needed to center myself from the chaos that surrounds me. From the four deaths just this last month, to the the one year mark of others dying, to the the hectic changes in friend and family and companion relationships, to the unbearable emotions, to the unequivocal confusion, to the problems I try to fix, and to the wearing down of everyone’s vitality. Work, family, and stress are already tearing my body apart in a physical manner.
By coming to this place I did not need to talk or explain the situation at hand for it is already known.
I walked into this place to think by not thinking. To listen to silence, to feel hope surround me whole, and to exhale in ease.
I walked into this place because it is one place I can go to get away from the chaos of the world and into its peace.
I walked into this place and I lit a candle for it all. Among the numbers of candles already there, I lit this one because I know I can’t always be where I am needed and because sometimes the words don’t come easy. I was hoping this one candle would burn as a reminder of all that has come to pass and all that has yet to happen. As a reminder of the strength, the hope, the faith, the compassion, and the care that is innate.
Every day you decide. You decide on where you will go and the intention.
Today I walked into this place.
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