Soul

"The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience."~Emily Dickinson

Yes, Su is quoting again! Seriously, I saw this and it really spoke to me. It's so easy to shut our souls down because we are upset, tired, frustrated or depressed. I am guilty of that. My heart and soul shut down, then the rest of me quickly follows. Before I know it, I've sunk into a pit of depression and lethargy. This usually lasts days to weeks- and takes a major event (or a good beating), to bring me out of it.

Lately, though, I've tried to find reasons to keep me from sinking into depression (lifelines, if you will... as in "throw me a line, I'm going down for the last time"). Anything that will light a spark of hope, which can blossom into moments of self-love.

So... the above quote comes at a very good time. It's a good reminder to keep the door to your soul open, even if a tiny bit (ajar), so that when the next ecstatic experience arrives, it can come in-- instead of bouncing off the door and ricocheting back into the stratosphere.
The quote reminds me that there's always good around the corner, once you slog through the shit.