The Best We Can Do.
by: Liane Schmidt
In life we are all doing the very best we can given where we are from, everywhere we’ve been, from all the experiences we have gone through. At this very moment, we are the very best we can be; and everday we are learning how to become even better, how to believe in ourselves more, how to love ourselves more, how to get to a better place in our lives. This is a life long journey.
I once thought that love was a simple, beautiful feeling, but with time I have also learned that love (like “growing pains”) can also sometimes be a painful experience. Jeff Buckley’s (singer) “Halleluiah” quite accurately illuminates this sentiment. “Halleluiah” - a joyous feeling that surpasses everything; a feeling similiar to cleaning a painful cut with hydrogen peroxide. When first applied, it stings and hurts purposefully; something that must be endured in order to clean out rid you of all the things that can potentially harm you ultimately allowing you to heal. This metaphor is simplistic, but you the idea is clear.
And, for some who might have metaphorically lived without love for years, receiving it in quantities to large, can sometimes feel like the pain of receiving a large glass of water when you are dying of thirst. It can taste so good at first, almost painfully so; and, it can even kill you if you take too much too soon. Because of this, it must be taken slowly, carefully, but it must be received; it is needed for survival.
For forward growth, if you have been starved of love or if you want to continue to grow and feel better everyday:
Try to tell yourself why you are beautiful, why there will never be another you in this world and how this makes you infinitely special. Do not be hard on yourself. We are all struggling and doing the very best we can right now. If anyone was in your position, had experienced the exact same life you experienced, then they too would be leading their lives the same manner.
People can easily say, well I didn’t go down that road, but the thing is, when you think about how many experiences one has in just a single day, to compare your life to another’s is clearly impossible - infinitely.
So be gentle to yourself - all of you.
Life challenges us enough, we do not need to hurt ourselves or others needlessly. Take care of yourself. You are infinitely beautiful, precious and this world would not be the same without you.
