A Loss Of Words

I sit here at the computer.

There is a storm of emotions that fills my heart.

So many things are happening in the world.

Many things are bad, even horrifying.

But it is not all bad.

Within many people, there is the desire for good as well.

True too, there are people who are fighting for that good.

There are people who strive to improve the world and teach what they are able.

So too are there people who simply seek to criticize, without remorse, without understanding, and without knowledge.

It often is not their fault either, so many lies, misperceptions and unchallenged thoughts exist in our world.

We have so much knowledge at our fingertips yet are still so vulnerable.

I believe there is more good than evil in the world, but I fail to see enough good people take a stand.

So many of us live in fear.

So many of us live in pain.

So many of us live feeling like we don't matter.

It isn't true, and we want to believe it, yet we fail to.

I wish I could show you all the potential I see in the world and in people.

Even if I could though, given the state of the world most would struggle to believe what I know to be true.

Does that mean I should stop?

Should I give up?

No.

I don't believe that is the case.

I believe that if anything that means I need to grow more.

We do not achieve our goals, we do not show people the truth, we do not make things better unless we grow and take action.

How do we do this?

How do we move forward against what feels like hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, and explosions that we see and feel around the world?

The fire of Hope that burns dwindles.

So, we do what we can, no matter how small.

Action creates Hope.

Movement creates Momentum.

What started as nothing, becomes something.

That something can be fostered and grown to incredible degrees.

We cultivate a garden throughout our lives.

If we tend to our garden, it becomes beautiful, a living and growing masterpiece that others seek refuge and comfort in.

If we fail to tend to the garden, it dies.

We cannot let the good in the world die.

The emotions flow through us, and though we may not know what to say at the moment, we can find our way.

What started as nothing, becomes something.

The emotions can stop us in our tracks if we let them.

However, those same emotions can become fuel to inspire the fire of Hope, not only in ourselves but in all those around us.

I was at a loss for words as I battled with the emotions fighting within me.

Hope and Fear.

Anger and Joy.

Useless and Purposeful.

These emotions flow through me and I struggle to know what to say.

Until I simply start to say.

Nothing becomes something because I act, and so it can be for you.

So it can be for all of us if we simply start and keep going.

We will fall, we will crash, and we will feel the emotions surround us and suffocate us.

Yet.

Yet we have the power to stand back up, to continue forth.

The journey is not over yet, and there is far left to go.

You cannot stop yet.

Rest if you must, recover as is necessary, but it is not time for the story to end.

I may not know what I will write when I start, and my emotions may blind me to a message.

But my heart, my words, my actions - these will shine through eventually.

So too can it be for all of us.

Keep our hearts pure and follow them.

Use our words to uplift and share truth.

Act in accord with who you want the world to know you as, and show them exactly who you are.