Until It Is Our Own

When it becomes our own then we know what true emotional pain is and what our strength is.

When a person lifts weights they often do repetitions over and over, until the muscle fails. That is how the muscles grow, rebuild and expand over time.  You lift certain muscles certain days and give them rest while you work on other parts of the muscle group of you body.  So as not to tear or injure the muscle.  Heck even one day you know you should rest and not lift at all one day a week.  Thats how you handle the pain of the no pain no gain mantra.

Imagine if you could the emotional pain of a homeless person in this crisis.  The sudden knowledge that their life just got harder.  First no real place to pan handle as we call it. You have more loss and less social interaction, less people to say thank you too.  Now your more hungry, lonely and hungry and uncertain.

You and me love certainty of course and its a human need.  It makes for a more fulfilling life.  Yes even a little uncertainty is welcome, the excitement it brings to the spirit.

But back to the homeless population.  They now have even less certainty where they have the next meal coming from and I am sure they don't welcome more uncertainty, not this type anyway.

Lonely, homeless, dazed, pain and hunger and uncertainty for what lies ahead.

Now in this pandemic there is plenty of uncertainty and confusing information is robust on the social media and even some news outlets.  But yet we will push on and find a way.

We will fill our hearts with gratitude, love, and share kindness and hope to those we love.

The homeless maintain a physical and emotional pain like few can imagine.  Yet, they are strong and some don't know but out of truly kindness of a stranger carry on.

So what does this all explain to us that gratitude, love and kindness and hope are key to a daily routine.

That self pity, hate and being mean and giving up should have no place in your desire this morning or any morning

So today and tomorrow and the next be, aware that what you have is so much more than many and say a prayer for those who have less. 

In reflection say another prayer for us all.

Embrace always, smile forever and share united.

Victor V Yakin

victoryakin@gmail.com

04/19/2020