Musings

As my birthday is almost here,
I 've been thinking and contemplating about stuff 
and I 've come to realise one thing:

we all want to be happy,
but we rarely realise that sunshine, if it lasts forever, turns everything into an arid desert
Throughout my life, 
pain and trouble has been alternating with joy and success.
Just like it is in everyone's life.

When you're in the midst of pain,
you hope it will go away soon
When happy, you hope it will last for ever.

BUT THIS AINT HOW LIFE WORKS.
Rain and sunshine, sunshine and rain, 
sometimes a hailstorm or a snowstorm, 
all part and parcel of the changing seasons.

Dont wish for a pain-free life,
Not possible in this reality of existence.
Wish for peace of mind
that can outlast any painstorm and any sunshinebliss.

Wish for a better and stronger you.

oh, and another secret: 
Your painstorms make your capacity to enjoy sunshine bliss soar to the sky
so if you cant hail them as necessary
at least accept them for what that they are

Love from your webfriend
Eirini