Some people just couldn’t handle too much freedom and privileges. Expecting an all-too-easy life all the time, the slightest bump would send them careening off the road. One of those people is a fellow writer’s brother whom she mentioned in her article. One of those people could be me or you — off the tracks. It’s just a stage, one can always go back on… if the heart’s in it.
“In life, I lived and learned the hard way but somehow I managed to grow, I struggled yet victorious in the process,” said Annabelle on TF Newsmag’s cover story, “Legacy of Hope“. This very admirable lady has tough, deep roots. Adversity strengthened her that there’s nary a trace of the “poor me” attitude that some “bad-weather-beaten” souls possessed. One can easily feel a sense of affinity towards someone of a very positive outlook on life regardless of the dreary life he/she lived or still living. It’s this sort of person I look up to… the sort who knows the real definition of hard work and sacrifice, of holding on to hope and never letting go of love… because of an unshakable faith… the sort of person to emulate. Annabelle is one of a kind.
Looking in the TWG circle alone, I see inspiring souls. Guided by a selfless leader, Cathy Montano, they could illuminate the entire universe. Sure, TWG cannot save the world but it sure can make a huge difference when everyone pull their strengths together and work with one heart. And everyone has a part to play… everyone who is willing to give a part of himself/herself.
It’s when someone fully acknowledges our hurts and pains that the healing begins. We forgive. Old hurts cease to matter and eat at us, we begin to find joy in the smallest things. The acknowledgment doesn’t necessarily got to come from the source/s of pain himself/themselves. Forgiveness is attained with the help of just even one caring soul who listened, reverenced, and recognized the story of what has happened, sufficiently deeply. Annabelle’s blessed to get it from the “sources”. For some, acknowledgment comes not from the “source” but from a dear friend, a family, a partner, or a mere stranger who passes briefly in our life but made a huge and significant impact… like, say, a… a psychotherapist! ;-) Basically though, we’re all the help we need in learning to forgive. When we strive to live a joyful life, forgiveness comes naturally.
Aside from Annabelle, there are other lively, perky souls whose main agenda, it seems, is to live life to the fullest. The author of “Usapang Walang Pera“, Amy G’s cheerfulness is contagious. Oh my, this li’l lady is a tease she got me in stitches with her funny tales and amusing messages. :-D There’s a long list of inspirational writers on TWG and we’ll get to know them one by one as, each month, their journeys are chronicled on Tracks Online — TWG’s playfield — where rules are unwritten and one should just be aware of his/her soul’s code… You got a wounded, mended, shattered, bruised, broken but still beaming and loving heart… you’re in.
It’ll be my honor to share and enjoy nature’s wonders and explore the world of wonder and infinite possibilities… with a literary soul-mate like you…
*published in TF Newsmag (November 2008 issue)
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