Reconciliation with self
In the last few days, I have been feeling a sense of ease. It came with the necessity of reconciling with myself and with others, forgiving what was, and allowing myself to feel the deep sorrow of moving forward with a heart still full of love for someone who was once ours, but is no longer. Accepting that what happened happened, and that it couldn’t have been any other way—because if it could have, it would have been. Resistance and hope don’t help much. Actually, they don’t help at all when they keep us fighting against reality. Sometimes our minds resist acceptance for as long as they can, until there comes a moment when the mind finally surrenders and understands. And with all the sorrow we carry in our hearts, we stop fighting the outcome. We stop trying to change what is. Reconciliation can happen within ourselves, but if we have the courage, it can also happen with others. Even when it makes us vulnerable. We put the ego down, acknowledge what was wrong from our side, an...
