Love and Light from HEALING Creek by kktaylorcc

All over America today, men and women are shopping for Valentine's surprises ... chocolate, flowers, stuffed animals, musical cards and heart shaped boxes of candy ...

But not everyone feels like celebrating, One in Eight people are feeling irritated.
They are disgusted by the sentimental foolishness.
They work hard for their money and this is just one more way for the greeting card companies to exploit them.
They don't like the idea of joining the throngs of weak minded sheep to buy something red.

They have no idea what they are supposed to buy because they could care less.
They had to park a mile away from the store.
Ridiculous!
The lines in the stores were too long.
Why don't people keep better track of their own children?

The clerk gave the wrong change.
They took out some of their frustration on the stupid clerk.
They pounded the pavement back to their car.
Damn Valentine's Day!

It's her/his fault.

They wouldn't have to be doing all this if it weren't for her/him.
What did she/he ever really do for me?

Nonsense!

Damn Greeting Card Companies!
Etc.

By the time they get home, they have a full head of steam.

They have been put way out of their way today and someone is going to pay.
They walk in the door.
They open the door so hard, it slams against the wall.
There's a look of fear in their loved ones eyes and even that makes them mad.

Of course, dinner isn't anywhere close to ready.
What the hell does everyone else do with their time?
It took an extra hour to get home with the stop at the store and the extra holiday traffic, and still, dinner isn't ready.

Can't anybody do anything right?

Is everything up to them?

Damn Valentine's Day!

It makes them so mad ... They could just punch somebody!

They do.

They hit hard from no where.
They are surprised and embarrassed by their actions but it's already done.
May as well go with it.

They throw their valentine's present across the room and say
NOW LOOK AT WHAT YOU MADE ME DO!
HERE'S YOUR DAMN VALENTINE'S DAY CARD. SIGN IT YOURSELF!
They feel a little better blowing off some steam.
Supper's still not ready!

She/he deserves every bit of this!
They smash the Valentine Decorations on the table and say
IS THIS WHAT YOU DID ALL DAY?

IS THIS WHY I AM HAVING TO WAIT FOR MY SUPPER?
There's that fear in her/his eyes again.

They should feel a twinge of guilt but they only feel more disgust ...

They are a man/woman so full of hate for this world that they want the whole world to feel it too.

But, for the sake of this post, pretend for a moment that this is a movie ... and the best part of this movie is something the two main characters can't even see.

On a hill, overlooking the couple, a group of witnesses are gathering ... They are powerful witnesses. They have played the part of the victim once and exchanged the role of victim for the role of survivor. They have the power to bring GREAT HOPE.

They are proof that we can survive!

I am sad to say that the angry scenario I described is really happening in too many places today. There are people who really do think that way. They're mad as hell and someone is going to pay!

But the witnesses are real too.

On a hill right here on Blogstream, you have a group of witnesses. We can't change one thing about your suffering, but we can bring you HOPE. I am standing here with Whispered Promise, Belle, PolarB, Daisy, HisQueen/Chey, MaryElizabeth, DebyD, ValAnne, Victoria's First Secret, gjwlegs/Gloria, PrayWithHope/June, Lucy/Jacque, River Rat ( if you would like to be named as one of those witnesses, PM me and I'll add your name too - anything it takes to share HOPE ) ... and so many more!

We are your witnesses. We are examples of the HEALING that can happen for you too. We care about you because we have been there too, and the BEST PART IS WE SURVIVED ... and YOU can too.