all the things she didn’t say today
melted away into nothingness
she was going to whisper, I love you!
she missed talking to him
with no distractions
her candle burning bright
but the wind changed its course
and the flame flickered
and the love he never knew existed
softened
and
melted
away
into
nothingness
***
What things did you want to say to those you love today but for whatever reason you never did? You became too distracted, too tired, too caught up in something else…and the moment passed for you to share, for you to become connected.
Every second opportunities for connection melt away. We look outward for comfort and understanding — to TV shows, news feeds, literature, comparisons of others in our community, etc. Instead of reaching into our own wellsprings of love and consciousness identifying our heart’s desires and sharing them with those we love, we ignore or discount our truest feelings, quietening our flame within, allowing our feelings to melt away. This grasping for outward connection only brings us half versions of our fantasies, never allowing our truest wants to materialize. As Carl Jung said, “Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. He who looks outside, dreams; he who looks inside, awakens.”
Looking inward to those things that are burning inside — ideas and words that long to come forth and be heard will make all that you want a reality. Jung also reminds us, “I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” Choosing to become conscious and aware is the first step. Becoming clear and sifting out these ideas is the second step. Taking a risk and sharing these ideas is the next step.
If we remain quiet for too long, we will never be truly heard. Today please ask yourself if there is wax building up in your heart. Things that you have wanted to share but have let slip away. We never know if we will have tomorrow and tomorrow always gives us another opportunity to reinvent ourselves. Find your words, find your flame — before your wick burns out and your heart melts.