Resolution...

Resolution takes time, patience and acceptance of actions and emotions out of our control. Time can be days, weeks, months and sometimes years; even then, there is no guarantee of an agreeable outcome. Emotions often blind our ability to see a situation for what it is; hope can also stunt our ability to move forwards.

I find it fascinating that emotions, these things you cannot see or touch create such a physical reaction and cause such physical responses. It seems that life is a cycle of emotions; an eternal rollercoaster with no stops, just highs and lows and twists and turns and the occaisional 'jerk' which sometimes acts as a wake up call, a moment of realisation, slots a piece in the puzzle; then the rollercoaster starts all over again. On experiencing a 'jerk', do we act upon the moment and resolve the related issue or acknowledge the reminder and keep it alive but buried.

As I get older, I have started to filter through the people in my life and work out what matters; who and why. The number of people that matter reduces, our investment is greater and more focussed and the emotions involved are stronger and deeper - as a result, the need for answers, pieces of the puzzle and therefore resolution is amplified.

Life is lived forwards, but best understood backwards - where timing of the ride seems to be the cause of most joy and most pain.