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Indescribeable 65F
5216 posts
8/21/2006 5:15 am
IMPERFECT TEARS

I almost shed a tear myself, just before I read he shed a tear. There seems to be a similar pattern which appears among people between the ages of forty five to fifty. Sometimes it is not noticeable to society but it is very real to the individual. Sometimes it is noticeable and it causes problems in society and to those close to our hearts.

This thing that I am talking about is called a mid-life crisis. When we start out in life we have high aspirations of going to a perfect college, marrying that perfect girl, having the perfect white picket fence house, having the perfect job, planning a perfect retirement, having perfect , raising perfect and then when we are done we look back and see that life wasn't so perfect after all.

During this process of high aspirations we may go to college, marry our sweetheart, buy our first house, have a great career, plan for retirement and raise our but then something happens. It is like the very blocks that we used to build our strong house start slowly being pulled out of the walls of the house. One by one circumstances beyond our control jeopardize all of our good intentions. Intentions that were suppose to create strength. The husband or wife wants a divorce, the job no longer needs you because they can hire someone cheaper, the stock market crashes and takes away your retirement, your may even go astray and our minds just can't handle the pressures when our perfect world is not so perfect after all.

All of a sudden we internalize everyone else's problems as our own problems and feel like we have failed somehow. All of a sudden we begin wondering what went wrong. I have pondered on these thoughts and I am sure that many of you have too. So where do you start to build that house again? The answers lie inside yourself, my friend without the help of anyone. The answer rests in His perfect hands as He catches our imperfect tears.

Have you had imperfect tears? Care to share?


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godlywoman4 53F

8/21/2006 6:38 am

Yes I have had imperfect tears but I'd rather not share them right now. This is a great post though. I think it's possible for a lot of people,especially women,to shed imperfect tears. I mean,women seem to carry the load,so to speak,of guilt in the family and perhaps also in their jobs/careers. Hope I'm making sense. And women are taught to care so much about so many things,you know? I mean,I don't think men are taught to care so much as women. Not saying they can't,it's just not as socially required so much for men as it is for women. Just my thoughts. I like this post and the graphic of the angel reaching out to the man. God bless you.


bloodWASHlife
(comsword hephzibah)
47F
689 posts
8/21/2006 8:14 am

Tears don't solve no problem but sometimes i can't help crying out.


linus801
(Jerry C)
77M

8/21/2006 11:41 am

Sheri, come on over half the stuff; I write on my blog these days, is just 4 U


StevenRB 63M
1 post
9/10/2010 8:03 pm

Yes I have had them. Its hard to write about them. I can relate. great writing. Touching. I admire you. Steve


Indescribeable 65F
8057 posts
10/2/2010 6:44 pm

Glad you can relate Steven.

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