I talked with a beautiful woman today who told me she has been divorced and single for 20 years — too “set in her ways” and too hurt from her last relationship to ever get involved again.
Her brother, on the other hand, is in a new relationship and already at the “I love you” stage.
I feel that this is a “ray of light” for her…and it made me think metaphorically:
Why rob yourself of an amazing experience because of a past hurt or pain?
We have all been hurt, but we have to see the silver lining — the gift that particular experience brought into our lives.
What did it teach us?
How can it help us show up differently or support someone going through something similar?
Like roller coasters, life and relationships have their ups and downs — twists, turns, speed, thrills, and even moments where everything comes to a sudden stop. But we have the choice to get back on another ride…or even the same one if we loved it the first time around.
We have the choice to forgive those who hurt us and move on with an open heart, allowing the possibility of a happy and healthy relationship.
Why be afraid of something that is no longer there, or something that already came and went?
You will never know what’s possible unless you get back on that roller coaster and make a better decision — knowing what you know now.
