Holding on to the past
There are times in life when as people we can find ourselves being stuck in our own thoughts. When these situations arise old crutches are sought out, be them healthy or not. These "crutches" can be any thing that once eased the pain, and at the time made life make sense. They bring: peace, joy and happiness from thes we feel good about ourselves. It is only in times of feeling low and unwanted even though on the outside things seem to going better than they have in a long time if not ever. That the mind wants to reach out to those things... or something that we wish we could hold on to and feel better about our selves. Even though in some cases it is the worst thing to do. I know this, as every time that I feel low my heart wants to reach out and touch those memories that made it sing with joy, that gave it the energy, the will and sheer unbridled happiness, the kind that makes you dance for no reason and sing with unrelenting pride. It's at times like these that one