overcoming the dark past

we all have a story to tell. we all have even more stories we want to hide. the dark horse. the gremlin lurking in the corner. the things we would rather forget. things we would love to wipe from our past. that thing that shames you. the one that haunts your dreams. the images you can't get from your sub-conscience. the thing that you dread people will find out about you. if only. if only i did not... the common train of thought. often the most difficult scenario is forgiving ourselves. for being so stupid. for allowing certain events in our lives. if only. if only i did not.... yet life rolls on. we live on. we cope. we survive. we ignore. we hide. we lie. we substitute. the one event for the next. constantly trying to fill the void inside. fighting the bully inside. trying to silence the voices in our head. yet it is a battle that you will never win. not by yourself. not alone. not even your friends can help. also coping with the pressures from the outside. the new boss. the old girlfriend. the inconsiderate neighbours. nobody to understand. nobody to listen. everybody has an opinion. but nobody listens. only a fool looks in the mirror and when he walks away forgets what he has seen. but how often are we that fool that walks away. forgetting the past. only to falter and fall soon after. don't be that fool. take the time. take a hard long look in the mirror. make the decision. don't walk away the same. there is a Way. there is a Way to free yourself from the past. the darkness that wants to drag you down. a darkness that just doesn't want to leave you alone. turn away from the mirror and walk into the Light. where there is Light there can be no darkness. you don't have to be that guy. you don't have to suffer. you don't have to run. give yourself away. freedom is waiting for those who are willing to walk into the Light. don't let the darkness of the past cover the brightness of your future.