The Best Kind
He lives
on my every breath,
in every thought,
in every moment.
I am infatuated,
consumed by him.
burning in love
unlike ever before.
He was unexpected,
but darling,
isn't that the best kind?
-Emma Lancaster
Right Person, Wrong Time.
I think that the phrase "right person, wrong time" is bullshit. I wish I could tell my 14-year-old self that it's bullshit. I want her to know why it's bullshit. She wouldn't believe me, though. I wish she knew. The right person comes at the right time in the right way. If they don't come at the right time, it's the wrong person and the wrong time. The right person will love you deeply, little girl. He won't make you cry. He will not tell you only the things you want to hear. He will be for you because you are, not because of who you could be. He won't leave you alone. He won't disappear without explanation. He'll give you good hugs and real kisses, not just the wish to do such things. He will know you like his own mind. He will be good to you. He will love you in a real and authentic way. You'll know when it's the right person. I promise. If only I could have told her. If only she would have believed it. -Emma Lancaster
Have you ever read The Discernment of Spirits: A Ignation Guide for Everyday Living by Fr. Timothy Gallagher? I think that you would find a real benefit to it! As Plato writes in the voice of Socrates: "The unobserved life is not worth living," and I see a real desire for that reflective point of view through your writing. It has been quite an empowering read thus far, and I feel too few people are without such a useful tool as Ignation Discernment. May Jesus bless and keep you!
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