I was thinking the other day of my past
and things that really broke my heart.
I could still, after years, find some
pain and sadness within me.
But it was okay.
I have made peace with those things.
But what I really started to think was
what kept me going?
What helped me to go on even when
the pain was so strong that
it was hard to see the light?
It was love.
I was,
and still am,
in love with life
and
in love with who I am.
The more I have learned to know who I am,
the more I've understood my capacity and potential as a human being.
And the more I've learned to trust to myself and intuition.
Pain is part of life.
We need to face that.
Instead of escaping the truth we should face it.
Even when it is so painful that we think it could kill us.
But it won't.
It will only make us stronger
and authentic.
The greatest challenges that we carry inside
are the greatest potential we have.
To face the pain in you could be the greatest thing
you'll ever do to yourself.
The greatest gift is you.
Whatever you do in life
there is only one thing that can bring
you inner peace and true happiness:
to know who you are.
When you learn your true existence,
you learn to love yourself.
When you love yourself,
you accept yourself just the way you are.
And that gives you freedom.
Oh boy, that gives you such a freedom!
But my point was:
In life we break our hearts.
We shouldn't ignore it.
By ignoring it, it will control us unconsciously.
By facing it, we'll grow and take control of ourselves-
we will learn how to live life fully,
with all its colors.
I have made a life-long commitment,
the greatest commitment on earth:
to be truthful and faithful
to myself,
to my heart,
to my soul.
Because that is something no one else can do, or even shouldn't.
That responsibility is mine, only mine.
And I love it.
Because that gives such a freedom too!
I have scars, I have pain and I have sadness in me.
I'm not ashamed to admit it or to show it.
Because in my opinion
that is what makes people beautiful.
To bee seen with everything we are
and still shine and still love,
still have faith and hope.
And still have an open heart to give and to receive-
even after we have broken our hearts
and suffered.
For me the beauty of humanity will always lie
in the hands of sincerity.
