Don’t Quit!

It disturbs me to see the amount of fear, anger, and hopelessness in some of the kid’s diaries I read on Open Diary. In fact, it’s not limited to kids; there seems to be much pain here. Maybe it’s the nature of journaling, maybe it’s the luck of my draw when I click on a name randomly. None the less, whatever the cause, whatever the amount of pain, I felt compelled to share a piece that helped me through my own, “Dark Night of the Soul,” when I was down and had lost my way, my power, my love …

And so here, dedicated to, and for the eyes of, all the kids, adults, young and old, on OD and everywhere, who have suffered a loss, a divorce, a death, a breakup, a depression, a slight, the loss of a job, the waning of a love … to those aspiring to a seemingly unreachable goal … to those who believe they are no longer loved or lovable … to ALL who are afraid and have lost their way and their hope …

Please, turn the page. ->