Strength & Weakness, Light & Darkness

My horoscope for today was on the mark:

"Get the feeling that the other shoe is about to drop? It's not -- so relax and let the universe drive. Things have been going splendidly, and they'll continue to do so. All you have to do is show up -- and stop trying to find the dark cloud in that silver lining."

Well at least for part of it anyway it's been right on. In my journey through self-awareness I feel myself seeing things in a much better light. The world is not conspiring to get me. Life is still what we make of it. All of us are born into life with who we are and what we have. It's up to us to deal with the hand we've been dealt.
Some of us have natural talents and beauty that needs to be nurtured and respected. Others have attributes that aren't always readily apparent but the abilities are still there nonetheless. Genius, brilliant, gifted, average,intelligent, persevering are all labels we put on ourselves or others at times. And we come in all shapes and sizes. It's up to us to go through life and make the best of what we have and who we are. It's even more fortunate; some would say miraculous or a twist of fate that we have friends come into our lives who can see the beauty our own eyes are too blind to notice. Out of everything we have they can be the most precious gift of all.

But when we harm that bond of friendship in any way, discounting their words, giving them the idea of what they're telling us has no merit that can and is tragic. To the bottom of my heart and soul I am so very sorry that I did that. I did not mean to imply that at all, only trying to say that in years past I would have immediately brushed those words aside.

Even today, as much as I have progressed I will focus on that darkness within the silver lining. As far as I have come I still need to not fixate on the storm clouds but the blue skies above them, for that is my destination. I need to put the darkness aside and focus on the vast goodness that has come into my life.