Lean on Me

With so many going through some really rough times and shifts right now,my thoughts today are for all who feel alone or left without someone to lean on.

The current shifts are hitting so many like a run away freight train, leaving us shaking and staggering under the weight of all that we are crawling out from under.  Heavy is the spirit of those who endure one situation after another and yet their strength is profound.  Some came in with what appears to be a golden umbrella and yet we all have our particular lessons we must traverse.  Others seem to be ridden with catastrophe, one piling on top of the other and we are left stumbling and falling, or clawing at the wall to climb back up and keep walking.  No matter where you stand on the wall of life, whether it be soaring high or crawling out of the mud there are some things I want you to know.  They aren't magic words that can make everything better, they are just things that just maybe, will breathe a little light and encouragement into the darkened corners of your soul. 

There are times when even in our strength, that we feel anything but strong.  It is when we judge those feelings that added weight pulls us down into the heavy cloak of life's journey.  There are GOING to be times when we feel our light is nearly out and when we are certain that just one more thing....one more situation will surely topple us from the mountain plunging us into the abyss without a safety rope to pull us out.  Don't you see?  THOSE are the times when your strength is at it's highest.  IT is exactly the opposite of how we feel, but it is the truth!

I want you to know.......

That you are not alone
That someone really, truly cares
That you matter
That as heavy as it is, someone is standing there holding out their hand for you to grab onto
That strength is evident in the one who cries when no one is listening
That NOTHING lasts forever, even the darkness, for the sun eventually peeks over the horizon
That even the ones who smile and hide their pain, need to hear someone is there for them too
The sunshine ALWAYS follows the rain, the rain does not follow the sunshine
You CAN do this
It is ok to say I am not ok today.  We shouldn't need to clarify that statement.  It is ok to be "not ok"
Spirit rushes Nothing.  We are the impatient ones. 
Just breathing is all we can do sometimes.  And it is enough
YOU are enough, and when you feel you aren't, I am here to tell you that you are
Life doesn't suck.  Situations do.  Life is a beautiful gift. 
Sunshine, movement and fresh air can do wonders for a weary soul
You can lean on me. 
There will be times I will need someone to lean on too.
Every one needs to hear It will be ok, Lean on me.

Today let that be your life raft.  Climb on up and catch your breath. 
My life raft is battered and torn right now, but it is still floating and there is room for those who need a rest.
You are welcome to join me.  Hang on tight, we will catch our breath together.