There are times in every life
when we feel hurt or alone
But I believe that these times
when we feel lost and all around us
seems to be falling apart are really bridges of growth.
We struggle and try to recapture
the security of what was, but almost in spite of ourselves,
we emerge on the other side with a new understanding,
a new awareness, a new strength.
It is almost as though we must go through the pain
and the struggle in order to grow and reach new heights.

Sometimes it seems like the world
Is crumbling around us
And we just can't go on.
But those are the times when
We most need to look to the future,
To hold on to our faith and hope
And to each other.

One of the hardest things to accept
Is the realization that things that make no sense
To us now
May never make any sense,
but life will go on anyway -
with no explanations or apologies,
and that we somehow survive

the changes thrust upon us.

We even manage to grow…
But noting grows without rain,
So when it begins to pour,
Let it flow.
And when the storm has passed,
Let it go.
Be kind to yourself;
Ask for what you need.
You are not alone.