There might be times when you experience chaos and disorder. When you feel drained and have little to give. When you feel somehow wronged and alone. When you feel there is no where to go and you want out… Don’t. Don’t run. Don’t hide. Learn to welcome that place, and not to fear it. For this place is where the heart cracks wide open and a type of softness reveals itself. The porcelain crust falls to the floor; just like you might. And you feel everything. You begin to feel the coolness in the air, and the warmth of your breath. You begin to feel the heaviness of your own weak body. And you stay there just for a bare moment because at the same time, you begin to feel a type of presence. That presence is the only thing that stands after the ego withdraws, for this holy place is not for the ego. It is for the soul. The heart begins to listen. You feel lighter. You feel stronger. The space is of forgiveness, thirsty for compassion. The softness of your heart looks into the softness of the other’s heart. And you finally began to see and understand. You are now ready to offer more and receive more… The struggle for your own wants and desires, dissolve to illuminate your true needs and passions. They show up appropriately, reminding you of your genuine self- a softer, kinder, and more patient self. The one that tends to hide behind the hard skin of life. And the one that finally comes up for air… Breathe the dawn of a new beginning. Stay there longer. Try. Try not to hold your breath and disappear into the darkness, once again. But if you do, come up often to exhale… to meet the sun. For the sun is always ready to meet You.