Verdicts and Such.

So--the week of 52 Lists continues. This week delivered words and feelings at my doorstep that were unexpected and yet certain:

Verdict. Unexpected (and yet expected). Inexpressible. Pouring. Falling.

When we love, we are left vulnerable. Raw. Moved to the core. And it's what we do with it that determines our deepest nature. If the love is returned, then we can either receive it or reject it. Either way, we take the chance to be opened--exposed. And we're left with an unexpected inexpressible pouring out of our souls--out of the fabric of our beings.

This week carried this weight--this truth, more than once. There was a verdict--leaving me raw, exposed, and opened. And though challenging, I've glimpsed and peered into places I haven't been to in awhile. And so this leaves me grateful.

May each week find you reflective and certain. May you peer into unknown places and allow your heart to be completely exposed to those around you. For it is only through relationships that we are challenged to view ourselves--to then take a look inwardly. True relationships scrape and cut and challenge us to be better--to shine as we never have before. They aren't afraid of getting messy or of offending. No, these friends will love you to the bitter end--always desiring the absolute best for you.

So allow yourself to take the time to be left vulnerable and open. You may fall--hard, but it's still more precious than diamonds. It reveals the truth to you: You are living!

Take your time, babe. It's just some rivers and streams between you and where you wanna be. (Glen Hansard: The Song of Good Hope)