Yin and Yang

As you can all probably presume, yesterday I felt hurt by the actions of a few people in my life.  These aren't people that I'm close to, but their intent towards me is hurtful nonetheless.  And so I dwelled on it last night; I couldn't help it.

But you know what I realized today, after talking to a good friend?  If not for these icky deceptive people, I would never have met two people that have recently grown to be very near and dear to my heart.  And so I present the ever so apparent cliche of the Yin and Yang.

We've all been hurt.  We've all experienced a time afterwards that has made us feel like we might lose our faith in goodness and in balance.  And I'll be the first person to admit, when I encounter such experiences, I can never remember that (in almost all cases) a balance will emerge and in very little time, something will happen that will remind me of why I do choose to be the way I am.

There really is goodness out there.  And there really does exist a collection of people around us that remain near to us because they are who they are: wonderful, supportive, honest, and pure.  So here's to the bad people: go suck on a lemon!  For those of us who are real and true will always prevail, and we will always be better than you.

And to those who are just like me, including my two most recent allies, thank you for being exactly who you are.  And thank you for being in my life: for many reasons.

Love always...

"Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean." Ryunosuke Satoro