pbright's Journal

Emotional Word Picture of My Mood Today (April 8, 2008)

(Picture this) Today I’m standing in a gym and I’m watching a person lying on their back on a weight bench.    This person on the bench has their feet firmly pressed on the floor.  This person on the bench slowly reaches up and puts both hands on the bar over there head.  The bar has two very big weights on each side.  The bar looks very heavy. 

Behind the person on the weight bench, is another person just standing there.  This person is kind of in the shadows.  This person is almost undetectable. This person is not touching the bar but there arms are just slightly hanging over top of it, ready to follow it, when it moves.

I watch the person lying on the bench raise up the bar straight up so there arms are extended out and slowly take the bar with the heavy weights down to their chest.   Once the bar is at their chest they slowly raise it back up till their arms are extended straight up again.   This person continues to do this a number of times as I watch.

I then see this person attempt another try, however once the bar reaches there chest this person does not have the strength to raise it back up.  I see the person behind the bar instantly grab it and pull it off the chest of the person lying on the bench.

As I look at this scene I ask myself, what would have happened if the person in the shadows had not grabbed the bar?  As I look at this scene I ask myself, what would have happened to the person on the bench if they had been alone?

Explanation of How My Emotional Word Picture Fits My Life Situation:

For me, the person lying on the bench is simply me.  

For me, the bar with the weights represents my life problems that I’m currently experiencing.  In my case it’s the loss of my spouse.  It’s the pending divorce that seems to be coming soon.

For me, the person in the shadows is the friends I turn to for support.  They are the friends I’ve made on this website.  They are the friends that provide hugs and encouragement through this trial in my life.  They are the people who take the time to care.

Life Lesson:

No matter how strong you may think you are, sometimes help is needed to get through life’s problems.   Some problems that you face in this life are not meant to be handled alone.   Sometimes strength comes in the form of friends.   Those friends can come from anywhere.  Sometimes the love and caring that friends provide can move mountains, or at least keep the mountains from falling on you.  

I cherish my friends new and old and I still love my spouse from the bottom of my heart. 

My journey continues…..