“This will not go the way you think.”

D,

There is nothing like growing up. It will not go the way you think it will. It never will. That’s the adventure we all need to embrace. We are on a path that is unpredictable. We must embrace it, or we will suffer through an adjustment process that is coming, regardless of how we feel about it. This is a constant adventure. Act accordingly.

There will be happiness and there will be sadness, but we live in neither. We are creatures of joy and love. These eternal stances will work when you are sad and when you are happy. They are your headlights for the many nights of driving through the things inside you that call you into dark spots and low dalliances. You cannot forget that it is all joy. You should never forget that it began in love and it will end in love.

And, do not let shame make a dent in your beautiful soul. You are far too wonderful for that claptrap. And, this is important, remember that so is everyone else. You are not an island of beauty but part of an eternal ocean of inherent grace and love and power. We are all destined for the light. At worst we deny our destiny of depth. At best we ride the wave into all the things that truly matter. I hope and pray you always choose the things that really matter.