A New Light

 

When life is normal we ply well worn tracks 

of self-deception and comfort in the lie of

who we think we are over and against who

others are in relation to this false-self.  The

alternative is seeing one’s self in the un-

varnished truth, with all the pretty and ugly

parts mixed together like a fruit-meat salad.

But when normal life is taken from us a great

gift has been bestowed, an opportunity to 

finally get to the end of ourselves and look

on in horror and fascination at who we truly

are.  It is an opportunity to begin the painful

process of healing the hurts, opening the eyes

of the soul, and to see the world in a new light.

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