I made a new friend some weeks ago after joining an online forum.  After many exchanges back and forth, I told her we are both “Students of Life”, as in, we both have to experience life to learn from our mistakes and to always look for the good in any situation.  I truly believe in something she said.  Some people are brought into our lives to teach us something, whether it be about ourselves or the world at large, but the timing has to be right for us to learn the lesson.

Everyday, we come across new people, new situations, and, in each of these, there are lessons to be learned.  We just need to open our eyes, ears and heart to allow these gifts in.  After heartbreak, we tend to close ourselves off to the world.  It is a protective mechanism, but I also believe, the time to reflect on the lesson and heal from the wounds.  After some time, we come to realise that we have healed and the world looks wonderful and full of many possibilities once more.  Of course these possibilities were always there, we were just not ready, and that is ok.  If more people took the time to renew their relationship with themselves, and to heal, I believe this world would be a much better place.

We are the sum of our experiences.  We all have flaws.  No-one or situation is perfect.  That is just something we create in our minds, our ideal.  We need to accept these flaws in ourselves and each other in order to experience the rainbow of mankind in all its diversity.  We all deserve to love and be loved in return.

My most recent lesson has been to slow down and smell the roses, enjoy the journey and not focus on the destination.

Wishing you all a peaceful and enlightened day,

Coastal Girl