forgiveness.

The pictured is one of my favorite proverbs. It applies to real life situations in a multitude of ways.

How many times have you experienced something traumatizing in your past, and then even an inkling of a reminder of it sets you off? Just as this proverb suggests, it could Jjust be the 'rope' that resembles the 'snake.'

From my perspective, it is saying that the cat is quick to assume a negative outook in regards to a person or situation, only because of a resemblance of the experienced tragedy. Meanwhile, it is only a inanimate piece of rope. Therefore, the cat continues to live in FEAR until it accepts and forgives. I have also found that it creates a false sense of ambiguity in some situations. The cat needs to accept the tragic situations as sole occurrences and forgive the folks who have gave him/her the sense of injustice. There are times that these things can fuel our ambitions, but doing this helps with moving on and creating true inner peace. These are NEW times and people. You are heading UP, and you are worth the trip. Let it go.

Make sense? I tend to get wordy.

Always reach out for help if you cannot do that alone. It's important. I am walking testimony ;-) New people and situations deserve a fresh shot. YOU deserve the fresh shot. Refuse to live in fear and self-induced ambiguity.

-Lisa