Mapped out

Sometimes your life can change so dramatically,so suddenly,that you are forced to adopt new changes, new habits, new thoughts.
This is not always the easiest thing to do, but I believe necessary. Necessary for your survival.
You think your life has settled...set in stone.You have your path mapped out for you. Got it all figured out. To be happy with this life..in love with this life.And then have it ALTERED. That life as you know it has ended you realize that you don't know who you are independently in ways. In other ways, it forces you to see what you have been missing out on. A world out there of people and things that you didn't even know existed. A park. A person. Other thoughts. Everything is NEW, and in ways you realize, Possibly better. More Romantic. More passionate. More honest. You still like the same things that you liked before, and realize that now you have more time for these things. You are tied to no one. Your life is your own. You do or don't do exactly as you please. The city hasen't moved. The earth hasen't shifted. The Moon still shines each night in the sky. The same moon that you knew. But subtle changes take place. Things that you thought were so important and enjoyable before become more mundane.Replaced by different things. New and more exciting. But the ache in your heart is still there, for your old life.As it starts to fade...you think about it less and less. The heavyness becomes a little bit lighter. You realize that the Sun is still shining.The earth is still orbiting. You are still You. A little stronger. A little wiser. A little more open minded. You didn't think that you would be okay, but you realize day by day that goes by that you are okay...more that okay..mabey starting to feel a little bit of hope for the future. A different future. Not mapped out,but a journey without a compass. Only now you realize that is okay. You didn't need a compass all along, you don't need a map. All you need is yourself...your strength and your ability to embrace change.