Incandescence

I don't normally share my 'real' writing. Often because I feel like it is too personal, or just that it is not good enough. But maybe that needs to change, maybe I should be more willing to share. So here is a little peek at something I wrote a few months ago: A tidal wave, I’m battered, shaken, soaked in a riptide it takes me where it pleases, threatens to overwhelm and yet there are moments of peace, of calm amidst the waves, moments where I catch my breath against the next onslaught, sometimes fast and hard, sometimes building to a peak, fight towards the shore, battered, not broken, stronger for it, I will win this battle, I will win this fight

This is a topic that I have thought a lot about. One obvious reason is because I am single. I have read some really good articles in the past few months on this subject. I do not want to try and reinvent the wheel. Relevant Magazine has some good articles, and there are a myriad of other articles on the subject as well. I did a Bing search and came up with 10,800,000 results. Clearly, this is a well-canvassed topic. I am an adult, I can handle some teasing when it comes to meeting someone. However, next time you hang out with your single friend, here are a few reminders: 1) We are not always ok with being single even if we say we are. For me personally, I am convinced that being single is God's plan for my life right now and I have made peace with that knowledge. This does not mean that I don't struggle with it occasionally. 2) It is hard to have people tell you you 'missed an opportunity with so and so', or that 'you should try harder' or 'do s...