Hope

Shadow walks faster than you
You don’t really know what to do
Do you think that you’re not alone?
You really think that you are immune to
Its gonna get that the best of you
Its gonna lift you up and let you down
It will defeat you then teach you to get back up
After it takes all that
You learn to love
~Jack Johnson "Hope"

Ozzie and Harriet...Desi and Lucy...Antony and Cleopatra...

It's plain to see that there have been several great famed and destined loves throughout history. Many have been blessed to be struck by cupid's arrow ONE time and have it stick.

I am not one of those seemingly "lucky" ones. I know there are several out there that have walked along in the same shadows as I have - so you can relate. My walk is a learning one. I am choosing to not repeat mistakes or wrongs that I may have made to others or to myself.

Jack Johnson certainly says it best with how "it will defeat you and teach you to get back up". My last defeat really knocked the wind out of me, however, here I am getting to my feet. I'm learning how to walk again. This time I am walking slower, but more careful to watch my steps.

I will learn to love again.

My first steps are learning to love me.