Withdraw: - to draw back, away, or aside
- to retract or recall
- to remove oneself from an activity, competition, etc.
- to cause a person to go through withdrawal from an addictive substance
There are times in life when we realize what we really want is never going to come to fruition. We learn to deal with it. We may have to go through withdrawal first, but we survive. Love can be as addictive as street drugs and as lethal, too.
Coming to peace with decisions, especially ones long past which are best forgotten, is one of the hardest things to do. As humans, we have a tendency to grip tightly and beat ourselves up over things over which we have no control.
We know our own heart, but we cannot know that of another.
The Buddhists have a great concept: just let it go - all of it. Holding on to thoughts, people, wishes, wants - having expectations of life, love, the future. All of it is futile as the universe is going to turn as it will, with or without you. The major dilemma that seems so insurmountable today will be a passing fancy tomorrow.
Hearts break everyday. But, the sun still comes up. Life goes on.
The sun is shining today - for the first time in what seems like a long time. Maybe it's just because my eyes are dry. Either way, I have other, better things to do.
"I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings.
Coming down is the hardest thing." ~ Tom Petty
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