October 2018 – Page 2 – Inside an Optimist's Mind

She looked into his gray eyes, captivated, taking in their beauty, and thinking about how she could stare at them for hours. He gazed into her dark brown eyes in admiration, thinking about how they turn hazel in the sunlight. Sunlight or no sunlight, it was easy to get lost in them.

Their closeness brought them warmth. Their closeness brought them comfort.

The two stood there, standing still, in the midst of chaos. The sounds of cars speeding by, the people shouting, the baby boy crying -none of it mattered because in that moment, they felt like there was nothing around them. In that moment, there was no place they’d rather be.

The boy softly placed his hands on her face, each hand on an opposite side.

“This,” he breathed, “Your presence. Your love… It’s everything I want. It’s everything I need.”

❤

Hearts get broken.

It’s a part of life. At least once, you’ll find yourself in a situation that turns your world upside down, that wrecks you, that breaks your heart. Someone or something you thought would always be there suddenly won’t be. You’ll receive news that devastates you. Maybe you’ll breakup with the person you thought was your forever, witness a split that changes everything, lose the pet you’ve had since you were five or fail a test you stayed up all night studying for.

It happens. It hurts.

Hearts get broken.

Some deal with the pain by shutting out the world, some spend days with a tub of Ben and Jerry’s and a TV, some channel their sadness into hating everyone, everything and existence itself, some dive into work. Everyone copes differently.

Hearts get broken,

But they can also mend.

Some people don’t let their heart mend, they harden it. They become cool, closed off, and build a wall. They become afraid to feel because feeling can lead to more heartbreak. They become afraid to love, and afraid to let others in.

Hearts can mend.

It takes time. It takes patience. It takes will.

It’s not easy, and it can’t always be done alone, but it’s possible.

Hearts can mend,

But it will only mend if you let it.