There you are, running at full speed towards you don't know what. Ups come, downs come and the world meanders along at a pace it's always been used to.
The faces in your life are a mixture of acquaintances, friends, rocks and family, in any given combination. You get used to them, you rely on some of them, you don't really need some and yes, you always take some for granted. Days, weeks, months and years go by and they're still there. They're the wallpaper on your life's walls.
Sometimes it's your choice to redecorate, change the wallpaper, new curtains, change the scene. It suits you, you need to do it. But sometimes, it's out of your hands. You turn around and that woodchip has been peeled off, not even to be replaced. The comfort in your surroundings can disappear faster than a pikey with your pushbike. And how you feel, I suppose, depends on where that comfort was on your radar.
That ground you didn't realise was supporting your feet, gives way, and the shock of the fall is only eclipsed by the pain of your heavy landing. And, for a while at least, you take stock, you evaluate and consider. A life moving at 27,000 miles an hour slows to a crawl and a moment of clarity is delivered like a parcel from the god of pragmatism. All those connections, wallpapers, suddenly mean so much to you, not to be taken for granted, not to be removed.
Don't let it ebb. Keep that considered clarity. Never wake up in a redecorated room regretting you never managed one last look at the old decorations. Accept it can happen any time, any place, probably when you want or expect it the least, but it's going to happen. Live as if it's going to, let the rocks, friends and family take their rightful place in your thoughts and when it happens, let that candle in your conscience burn for them without wavering.
Love isn't a weakness or a dependence, it's a strength and should be embraced. Embrace the ones you love and don't let go.
This one's dedicated to someone in pain right now. Celtic 1, Rangers 0, at least.
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