thoughts for the morning

it seems in difficult times, the intensity of life surrounding you is magnetic; everything more acute.  what i find with each passing day is a clarity about the type of person i am, want to be and am becoming.  these times certainly point out areas of vulnerability alongside strength, often simultaneously.

i welcome both as part of this process of growth.  i'd much rather experience the ache to have stronger compassion and kindness than avoid it all together. 

although, i do hope it is fleeting to make way for more beauty.