With time?

Worries they say, fall with time.

But what if they grow sharper like the spikes in a porcupine?

Prayers they say, make everything fine.

But what if god never heard me ring the chime?

Hurt they say heals with soothing words. 

But what if there's no one to hear my outbursts?

Pains they say alleviate with every passing day. 

But what if I don't ever find the right way?

Trying times they say are close to change. 

But what if it’s all, for bad karma that we are paying?

- Shwetha

If these words makes you think 'what a killjoy', I'll remind you again I am a believer of Hope. There is no light without darkness. And there is no enlightment without confusion. Feelings like above that crop up within us are the reason why I wrote this article: www.thethoughtsofthestar.blogspot.in/2013/09/overcome-that-you-can-overcome.html

One learns to be an optimist, only when he has had the chance to be a pessimist but fights, isn't it? 

Overcome that you can Overcome

Sometimes the hardest thing is, not to feel hopeful when you are feeling low; but to not condemn yourself for feeling that hopeful.

We doubt what's wrong with us for not feeling bad; for not feeling guilty when things go wrong; wonder why aren't there tears …  I think most of us are ‘addicted’ to self-pity and find it comforting to tell ourselves 'why is this is happening to me'. So even though good books read to us that we have the power to outcome fears, even though beautifully written songs inspire us to become hopeful, when it actually comes down to feeling positive, hopeful and strong in a situation, a part of us wonders if we've become cold. A scare creeps in if we are being ignorant by not wallowing in the problem. We push ourselves to be sad again because even though we can be strong, we wonder if we are being emotionless.

This is where we need more learning. There is only our own self who can permit happiness within. You have to allow yourself to be strong before you can become strong. You have to let yourself stay positive even though it’s easy to be torn. You have to let yourself be happy even though there is sadness within. You have to let yourself portray happiness in the world even though thoughts may haunt of the world around judging you for being happy when things are down under. You have to do this for YOUR peace of mind; because, Happiness is not a crime; because sadness is not forever; because happiness is a state of mind - not complete absence of sadness; because you can overcome sadness with happiness. And for that to last, you have to ‘overcome that you can overcome your deepest fears’.

- To happiness and peace,