The Road to Love

Does Love ever really die, or do We just simply walk away?
Far too many times we allow the fear and uncertainty of the most sacred and eternal commitment to prevent us from experiencing the most precious gift this world has to offer.
A gift that brings forth many challenges that allow us to grow.
Challenges that bring out the best and sometimes the worst of what we have to offer.
But ultimately, in the end, they are the traits that make us worth loving.

You may find yourself asking, "How will I know it's Love and not false feelings?"

The answer is simple.
You know it's love when you cannot walk away.
Even when the odds are against you, and the road on which you travel is plagued with steep hills and sharp turns, you simply cannot bring yourself to turn the car around.
Unlike the light switch that illuminates your bedroom, your feelings cannot be turned off by the flick of your wrist.

There will be challenges that will be difficult to overcome.
There may even be moments in which you wonder, "Is it all worth it?"
When you find yourself with two hands of the steering wheel, foot pressed down on the gas pedal, and the horizon in plain view, you have your answer.
That's when you realize, as difficult as it might be, it's actually quite easy.

Fighting

Everyday, Every hour, Every minute, We are challenged by something far greater than our own understanding.
A fight in which the winner is unknown because everyday, the gloves are put back on.
But the fight of the everyday is only half the battle.
The real fight is fought internally, in which your strongest opponent is none other, then yourself.
The real fight is the struggle to keep your heart from closing itself off.
From shutting out the embrace of a lover, the comfort of a friend, as well as the simple feeling of joy.

To allow your heart to be filled with true happiness, happiness of the purest kind, can sometimes be a lonely and fearful thought.
For we all have experienced that with intense, light feelings of joy can sometimes come great sorrow, as well as unwanted hurt.

This is when you must choose to either rise to the challenge that is the fight, or walk through the shadows of a life half lived.

There will be pain.
There will be struggles.
And there will most certainly be heartache.

But, overcome all of that and you will find the beauty in things that once went unnoticed.
Your pain will have made you stronger.
Your struggles, more capable.
And your heartache will help bring you closer to the person who deserves your love.
The fight maybe never ending, but in time you may find that it was all worth it.

Worth the strength, Worth the capabilities, and Worth the love.

Hope House

Hope is a light that shines in the darkness.
A faint, often dim gleam of brightness that manages to shine through even in the darkest of hours.
It is through hope that we find salvation.
An inner strength that allows us to forgive the past and accept whatever uncertainties lie in the future.
A future so unstable, it seems to be painted with nothing but despair.
But by some miracle, far greater then man can comprehend, hope shines through.
In the smallest form, in the most incomprehensible of ways, hope shines through.
In days filled with regret, hope shines through.
In hours of remorse, hope shines through.
In the back lash of decisions made out of anger and impulse, hope shines through.
In the souls of the lost, the ones that are too weak to face their misfortunes, hope will find a way to lighten even the heaviest of hearts.
Hope will burn bright, lighting the fire that will inspire the strength to bare what was once considered unbearable.