When darkness and shadow come creeping in
I think of you and my night begins
I close my eyes and silence comes
The strains – they fade
And tranquility hums
And then I see you
There is peace to find
You appear quite clearly, there, in my mind
You sit there by my sleepy hollow
You sit there by my bed
And in your hand you hold a rose
Of softest deepest red
And all the night long you smile
You’re there it seems for eternity
Until morning comes and calls to me
‘When the world presses in on you, threatens to drive you mad, there’re only two ways you can find peace. One is to impose your will on everyone and everything around you. The other is to surrender your will, your ego, and withdraw from those who are always wanting you to ‘fix’ their lives.’
Luke Skywalker talking to Han Solo from Star Wars- Before The Storm
Book 1 of The Black Fleet Crisis
Forgiveness
Sometimes, we can’t stop life throwing us curve balls or dashing our hopes. Sometimes, we can’t stop the pain or the suffering, but we can control how we decide to react to all of those things. We can bring peace to our pain by letting go.
We have the power to love even when we are feeling crushed. No one can stop us blessing people or wishing them the best. No one can stop us accepting our situation and turning it into something wonderful. We can’t control what other people do, even if it impacts on our own happiness. If other people make decisions because they are hurting, we have to let them make those decisions. We have to let them go through their own life lesson, and when they come out through the other end, the only important thing, is to be there for them.
Things In My Head 