About the burdens of LIFE 🌎

One of the greatest gifts my past has given me is a crystal-clear understanding
of the future I deserve.
If this is my last day here,
I plan on dancing across the threshold.
I will spend it lovingly,
making a few more beautiful memories
to leave behind.
I will not waste these final breaths
berating myself.

Truthfully, if I could go back
and do anything differently,
I would have shown myself the love
I know I deserve.
I waited too long for flowers that never arrived. I should’ve sewn seeds
and made my own Spring sumptuous.
Grown my own luxuriant world.
I would have lived my life a bit more selfishly, pursued my own passions more courageously. However,
I refuse to view generosity as a shortcoming. My heart is not a martyr.
Kindness will not be my regret.
Though much of my life has been spent going uphill, it’s made me appreciate the views
that much more.
Those closest to me
became some of the most painful parts
of the journey,
so forgive me if I choose to walk alone
for a moment.
I don’t mind the quiet.
My solitude is serene.
There’s more road behind me than ahead,
and I intend to make every step remaining as beautiful and peaceful as possible.
I’m growing lighter the further I go.
Releasing remorse.
Embracing relief.
I’ve carried burdens long enough.
What’s left of me will get the best of me.

✍️ J. Raymond.

"Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. “Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am meek and lowly in heart; and you will find rest for your souls; “for my yoke is easy, and my burden is light” 

(Matthew 11:28–30)