Words of regret poured onto the page.
This time they didn't belong to me.
They belonged to someone else.
He was fighting a familiar battle....
Familiar to almost everyone..
He called this haunting memory..the 'ghost of Christmas past'...
We have all been there..
Living in the
'What ifs'....
Dealing....with the 'should haves'.
With an unrelenting certainty,
we find ourselves trying to rewrite our story
into the "If only" timeline..
in an effort to replace what really happened...
The ghosts of our past..
are often silent....
masquerading behind smiles and laughter
and, ruminating in the deep recesses of our minds...
I have thought about this more often than not,
I think because it is an unfortunate and common occurrence in my limited thinking.
I recall a moment left undone or a missed opportunity.
Sometimes bothering me to the point of haunting..
It lingers, for a time
then just as mysteriously
slips away...
Only to return unbidden.
Back and forth, sometimes for years.
Until....
I finally decide it is time!!! to send it packing!!
I have seen it happen over and over, in my own life, as well as others.
The very thing that haunts us, often thrives on secrecy.
When exposed to sunlight and openness..it is diminished.
It's power suddenly released to the heavens.....
We are captive no longer!
And, so I ask...
What haunts you?
Is it time to lay it to rest??
Have you given up enough thoughts...to these hidden memories??
(Remember, the secrets....that our mind often holds,
only serve to squander our time, and keep us from a brightly promised future)
My friend, pointedly took his moment and put it out in the open.
Healing poured forth,when exposed to the light of day.
The secret lost its' staying power.
It lost its' crushing hold on him.
He found his measure of freedom!!!
Isn't it time, to finally find your measure of freedom....from your old haunts??
Find a trusted friend or counselor.
Let your heart be known.
It may take time, but the road to freedom is worth the journey.
Let the haunting memories finally be exposed and rerouted to their rightful place.
The times that have slipped through the hourglass are no longer yours,
and the haunting memories no longer have permission to define you.
Instead, allow the familiar haunting to usher you into a time of healing...
''not a moment too soon nor a moment too late'
May your 'ghosts....of season's, past'
finally,....find their place.
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord,
"plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
I will be found by you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back from captivity".
Jeremiah 29:11-14a
This time they didn't belong to me.
They belonged to someone else.
He was fighting a familiar battle....
Familiar to almost everyone..
He called this haunting memory..the 'ghost of Christmas past'...
We have all been there..
Living in the
'What ifs'....
Dealing....with the 'should haves'.
With an unrelenting certainty,
we find ourselves trying to rewrite our story
into the "If only" timeline..
in an effort to replace what really happened...
The ghosts of our past..
are often silent....
masquerading behind smiles and laughter
and, ruminating in the deep recesses of our minds...
I have thought about this more often than not,
I think because it is an unfortunate and common occurrence in my limited thinking.
I recall a moment left undone or a missed opportunity.
Sometimes bothering me to the point of haunting..
It lingers, for a time
then just as mysteriously
slips away...
Only to return unbidden.
Back and forth, sometimes for years.
Until....
I finally decide it is time!!! to send it packing!!
I have seen it happen over and over, in my own life, as well as others.
The very thing that haunts us, often thrives on secrecy.
When exposed to sunlight and openness..it is diminished.
It's power suddenly released to the heavens.....
We are captive no longer!
And, so I ask...
What haunts you?
Is it time to lay it to rest??
Have you given up enough thoughts...to these hidden memories??
(Remember, the secrets....that our mind often holds,
only serve to squander our time, and keep us from a brightly promised future)
My friend, pointedly took his moment and put it out in the open.
Healing poured forth,when exposed to the light of day.
The secret lost its' staying power.
It lost its' crushing hold on him.
He found his measure of freedom!!!
Isn't it time, to finally find your measure of freedom....from your old haunts??
Find a trusted friend or counselor.
Let your heart be known.
It may take time, but the road to freedom is worth the journey.
Let the haunting memories finally be exposed and rerouted to their rightful place.
The times that have slipped through the hourglass are no longer yours,
and the haunting memories no longer have permission to define you.
Instead, allow the familiar haunting to usher you into a time of healing...
''not a moment too soon nor a moment too late'
May your 'ghosts....of season's, past'
finally,....find their place.
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord,
"plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
I will be found by you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back from captivity".
Jeremiah 29:11-14a
From the Archives-December 4, 2013
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