A Letter to My Beloved

I apologize for always getting caught up in whats right and wrong. I confess my Faith and in doing so I turn you away from what’s good for you. As a result, the most important thing always gets drowned out by my pride, which is that we all have internal burdens that could use healing. And this heals. Instead of a nagging desire for hobbies, women, entertainment, validation, money, experiences, drugs, sports, health, longevity, whatever — its possible to feel completely fulfilled with none of those things, and when thats the case, all of those things become a gift and not a necessity, and joy and gratitude are amplified in ways that make your current experiences seem like nothing. Your legs stop shaking when youre sitting still, you fall asleep effortlessly, you shed tears just at the sheer experience of beauty and silence, loss feels like gain, pain feels like building instead of breaking, and dark things in the world are made bright. Thats all that I want for you guys. I’m not an expert, its not my wisdom, I’m just passing along the guidelines for spiritual healing like I’d pass along Rich Dad Poor Dad for finance. Sure there are a lot of other outlets and possibilities, but none with billions of testimonies like Christianity. And Orthodox Christianity is the True, traditional form of Christianity. The factual right and wrong of it is just the bonus that lets us know our feet are on solid ground when the rest of the world around us might feel like its falling away, like if a family member dies, or friend leaves you, a breakup happens, or God forbid something even heavier. The beautiful thing is, its an infinite road and incomparably fulfilling, and I have a real strong feeling its because its a much deeper part of us than we let on. Forgive me if that was a poor delivery. I hope you find it within yourself to make perfect my imperfections through love.