Are you holding yourself hostage?

I was having dinner with a friend last night and discussing my recent breakup, the anxiety it has caused and that I haven't been able to live in the moment and find joy everyday. I just haven't been myself.  He made a point that I hope to never forget:

"Matters of the heart are very different than matters of the mind.  You cannot see that you are free and YOU are the only one holding yourself hostage. In real life, if a jail cell was opened for you; you would walk out... Not stand there and decide to punish yourself further."

Only someone that can genuinely relate can convey such a profound message and I am grateful for his candidness. 

“Two prisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means of communication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.” *Simon Weil

If you think about it, the advice that my friend shared can apply to more than just love and dating but other transitional periods in our lives where we may have a perpensity to be much too hard on ourselves. 

As a result of the challenges I have faced, I have been putting my best effort into acting positive. In all sincerity, I was not liberating myself.  Incarceration, even though I built these walls, is not my natural habitat.  Reading my own blog from earlier years served as a reminder of my bouyancy combined with my depth and sense of humor.

That being said, I have recently relocated from Cell Block KYT to the Sunny Side of the Street. Please note the Forwarding Address: 1111 Hope Avenue in Happy, USA strategically located in the Counties of Success and Accomplishment

Your Friend,

Kytari

Comments

[online doctor]

what you've said is true, sometimes it is difficult to find what we enjoy before after the struggle that we encounter. Be positive is the best thing to do. Keep it up!