Enlightment is a mixed blessing

I achieved a certain enlightment on Christmas Eve. It felt....wonderful. It felt like breaking through a monotomy of blacks, greys and whites, and having the world spring to colour in dazzling rainbow. It felt like a butterfly bursting out of its cocoon. It felt like being alive, feeling and being living, not buried under the expectations and burdens of life. I felt free. This is what you get from: -releasing your fears (I took the method of speaking it out to the air, whispering it out really helps.) -meditate/deep breathing/giving yourself some time to reflect -getting to sleep on your own bed after being cramped onto a slightly less pleasant bed I am hugely thankful for this truly grand Xmas present. Discovering the purpose of my life. Now that is truly a gift - so I can spend the rest of my time, achieving it. I am finally, after being in the shadows, walking down spiky paths, break free from the jail my heart lies in, and truly begin to appreciate. The world is an overflowing source of abundance. That even though we take much, it still manages to make itself abundant for us. I learn the lesson of being thankful, to give back in return, as a token of appreciation. I learn to forgive, best promptly, to lessen the future damage to YOURSELF. I learn to share. There is so much to do, and so little time. Finally I know what I have to do. It is remarkable feeling - to have clarity to see where you're going instead of walking around looking at the path blindfolded, not knowing what to do next. Sometimes, we need to fall, face adversity, reflect, before we can grow. Realising the lesson behind each event, allows us to take the experience and turn it into our own, perhaps advantageous to preparing for opportunities in the future. How would you like to be remembered? ~an*