Inner Dialogue

I was up until 4am last night talking with my friend's son, finding myself very thankful that age and experience has brought me perspective. He came up here last night and is dealing with some major issues right now... this is his safe haven, so I am glad he is here. It's stuff that from our point of view may not seem like much, but to an 18 year old, is all consuming. He and I are very much alike in how we process things. He is a passionate soul who experiences life deeply - the highs and the lows. At 18, he just hasn't learned yet that you do come out of the tunnel when it's dark and that no matter how bad, you do have control over how you react and let it all affect you. He will.

I don't have any answers for him, and I let him know that. I just have experiences I can share. There are times, when I am able to reach out and touch someone like I think I did last night, that I feel that maybe this is part of my mission in life. Maybe the reason I experience what I have is so that I can share that perspective with someone else, just at the time when they might need it the most. It's happened often enough now that I think perhaps it might just be true. Who knows? I'm just glad it happens.