CURTAILED CURTAINS!

It was a beautiful morning with the bright sun gazing through her window. She got up in all her spirit to make her day better than the previous one.?

She is tall, with a fetchingly crescent waist and jutting collarbones. Her hair is shiny, black with brown streaks pouring over her shoulders and reaching her waist. Her almond-shaped brown eyes with thick black eyelashes rolled over and touched her eyelid. Her smooth and silken skin contrasted with the whimsical pop! of brown in her opalescent eyes. She had a mole above her pouting lips and a scatter of freckles. Her name is Mayra.

Mayra means beloved, favorable, and admirable.

She was Mayra in every sense with her presence amongst her loved ones.

She lived one day at a time and gave her all she could to be and own the moment of her life.?

This morning was no different for her, but as the day passed, she was encompassed by dark clouds of loneliness. She felt dark outside-in. She couldn't accept her emotions this day and blamed everything outside of her.?

She blamed the dark and silent evening. It was summertime, and the clock had ticked 5:30 in the evening. She blamed God for this dark evening, but she forgot she was the one who had blocked the light.?

She had closed the curtains during the daytime.

She blamed the evening but forgot to open the curtains and let the light peep into her life.

It was not light but her state of mind and ignorance.?

She sat with herself while dipping her biscuits in the tea, thinking, "why am I feeling so heavy inside?"?

Is it the evening making me feel depressed, or do my heavy thoughts and emotions make me see everything dark outside?

She paused her life, disconnected the unwanted chords of thoughts, and opened the curtains to see the stars and moonlit night.

Mayra blamed the darkness and couldn't see what the night could bring.

She couldn't see the bond, love, or the one who was standing beside her.

She looked into the eyes of her loved one and saw life's delicate vibes.

And, in those vibes, she flows into the corners hidden deep inside her. She found the courage to speak about her heavy and dark side to that special one in her life.

She stood before the mirror, let the moonlight fall onto her face, and looked into her eyes. She felt the bond closer with her once again as she poured her heart out to the one she could see in the mirror.

There are days when we feel low, and quiet and want to hide where no one can see us. We want to be unseen and unheard. We think we can heal ourselves, and that is so true. We have an in-built system to cure ourselves not only of diseases but also to heal ourselves emotionally.

But the problem is when we need to learn how to connect with ourselves.

We are too scared to sit with ourselves to determine the problem. Sometimes, despite being or pretending to be strong, we cannot be someone we are trying to be. But what keeps us going is our inner strength to find the answers and ways to retake hold of life.?

And one of the ways is when you have someone you can trust. Someone who creates a safe environment around you to come and express. No matter how dark you feel inside, you know there is someone you can go to; and who is better than yourself.

• Pause, you are running too fast. It's time to take a break.
• Look into your eyes; it has been so long since you have not loved yourself!
• Hear yourself without judgments

Hug yourself tight, you have not touched yourself with love and grace.