Our Scars

I sat in the dermatologist office this morning waiting to see the doctor for my routine check up.  I'm a very "moley" person, so these check ups are necessary.

While I waited for the doctor, I couldnt help but examine my own skin.  I noticed the scar on my left ring finger from a a drunken fight I got into with an old boyfriend.  I looked at the scar on my right wrist and remebered that I got this scar while sitting in my first car chatting with my friend and when I zipped up a windbreaker it caught my skin.  I looked at the small scar on my knee I got playing soccer.  I looked at my newest scar on my leg I got this summer.  I gazed at my favorite scar - the one I got from my little girl.   I can't say looking my scars were the highlight of my day, but having all of these memories flood my mind was a cathartic experience. 

hgv And as we say goodbye to another year, may our scars from 2014 heal and fade away, but may our memories and lessons from this year carry on to the New Year.  

Wishing you all a Happy and Healthy New Year!

Like The Tides

I was at the gym by 730 this morning.  Matt and Grace were still sleeping when I left the house, so I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to start my day.

I was on the bike doing some cardio and on the TV in front of me the news was interviewing one of the American cardinals.  Since my head phones were cranking out some tunes I didn't hear any of the interview but I looked up at the screen and read this caption: 

Cardinal: darkness will end soon

I appreciate the sentiment of the cardinal but I believe that as long as us humans have darkness inside of us -  the darkness will never end.  I'm not naive to think our darkness will ever go away but I do believe like the tides, that the darkness inside of us are ever changing.  The more us humans answer darkness with darkness we will never see the light.  We will be pulled under by the tide into our own darkness.  

So, this Christmas Eve, my wish, my hope is that you take a minute to pause to allow your inner light be ignited by the love, the joy, the magic that surrounds you because the darkness is a lonely place.