Three years ago today I had just returned visiting the Oregon Coast. The motive for the trip wasn't to see my beloved ocean (although that is reason enough), but to see a man who I had met only once before. And fallen head-over-heels in love with. The kind of love you see in the movies, read about in the books. The kind of butterflies 'n roses, magical love complete with fireworks and shooting stars. Our meeting really was magical - but that's another story. I went back to the coast to see this man once more, and everything changed. The magic was gone. My love remained. Unrequited love, which turned to pain so deep I couldn't even think straight.
That was three years ago. Today, I am in love again. Happily. With a ring around my finger and a ring of love around my heart that will last forever. It's strange how time changes things, how it restores broken dreams and fills back in the holes life leaves in your heart. I didn't believe the people who told me, "Time heals." But now I do. Time doesn't erase the experiences which strip you to your core, but it certainly gives different perspective to those experiences and helps you to see that you can not only go on living, but also go on loving.
Your comment made me think of the song "Unanswered Prayers" by Garth Brooks.
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ReplyDelete"Time doesn't erase the experiences which strip you to your core, but it certainly gives different perspective to those experiences and helps you to see that you can not only go on living, but also go on loving." Powerful words. For one that has experienced something similar I can agree with you. God has a reason for why things happen, we may not always agree with that reason, but He knows what He is doing. Glad that you are happy now! :)