Well, in many places the new riding season is starting again. In other places, people are still digging out of snow piles.

For many, as the new season begins for 2007, they may be dealing with the loss of a loved one due to an accident involving their motorcycle or still reeling from an accident themselves.

There are many reasons why you may be seeking comfort today, but you do not have to justify them. You need comfort, and a reasonable voice and peaceful place to be so that the thoughts and feelings that revolve in your mind about what has happened to you or to someone you know can begin to slow, to stop…even for a moment.

So often we are caught between thinking we don’t want to be hurting and we don’t want or don’t know how, to be happy either.

This perpetuates the constant activity in our minds.

But, to grasp the reality that…

 “Rather than life being hills and valleys, I believe that it's
kind of like two rails on a railroad track, and at all times you
have something good and something bad in your life.

No matter how good things are in your life, there is always
something bad that needs to be worked on.

And no matter how bad things are in your life, there is always
something good you can thank God for.” –Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life

 ….to grasp this, is to begin to find, AND EMBRACE, comfort, peace, healing. It is the way out of the turmoil in heart and head.

Instead of constantly battling against the strenuous climb up the mountain of pain….see it as a rail….a ‘no effort needed’ rail of bad stuff happening…..that runs parallel to the ‘no effort’ rail of good stuff. Your leap from one rail to the other can happen at any time by choosing what to dwell on at any given moment. When something extremely painful happens to a person, it may take a couple of attempts at leaping from the bad rail to the good rail before landing on and staying on that rail for a bit of time. But even if it is just for a few moments….a few moments of recognizing the good that is still present while your pain is dominant…is a moment of healing; a moment that brings you closer to the next leap attempt and perhaps the ability to stay on the ‘good’ rail a bit longer than the last attempt. Accepting that good and bad experiences are not mutually exclusive, that they can exist like parallel rails in our life, can help to ease the agony one suffers.

Putting things into words can often help to bring events in our lives back into perspective which can help to balance our thoughts, feelings and emotions about them.

Taking a moment in the pain and/or confusion to dwell on a good thing can be a start. Remembering those who have tried to help in any way; tried to comfort, encourage, protect….these are positive steps towards leaping onto the ‘rail of good/positive’ ….to take a healing break from thinking about or experiencing the ‘rail of bad/negative’. To connect with those feelings of gratitude, especially for those people who have supported or helped, can be a great source of healing.

Look at this site as a place for you to heal, to rest, to share, to listen, to encourage others through your own story….no matter how slight, no matter how devastating you think your story is. It will reach beyond the written word and help someone in their hour of need. You can be as detailed about your story as you need in order to facilitate your healing. Truly, There are so many who care or who want to share.