TIME IN BETWEEN

An impending life change with many unknowns. The comfort of the past now long gone. A foreboding sense lies ahead as we wonder ‘what next’. Such is that time in between.

The belief we form in our minds is born from lies. At that moment, we start to doubt ourselves. Hope is a concept now crushed and replaced by the fear of something unfamiliar. Yet, somehow, we forget to remember that the past has revealed to us that things always have a way of working out. Even though the cloud of doubt continues to linger and rains down despair upon us.

We feel caged, with nowhere to go. We stare outside our windows and observe the seemingly perfect lives of others nearby. They seem fine. Their lives do not appear as complicated as we believe ours to be. But that is most likely far from the truth, as everyone is fighting some kind of battle. It’s only that some people are better at hiding their insecurities and skepticisms. Or they make a conscious choice to move past them and to continue to move forward towards something better.

The way in which we choose to deal with that time in between determines the final outcome. Do we give up and give in to those feelings of despair? Or do we simply move forward, one obstacle at a time? The choice is ultimately ours. No excuses. No passing on the blame elsewhere. Rather taking ownership of our own lives. Our future.

That moment when we emerge from the dark tunnel of despair into a new chapter in our lives might prove to be even better than the time before. When we start to see new glimmers of hope. When we move with intension and curiosity as to what we are to do next.