Things bubble

up to the surface

when

it is safe

to deal with them.

Safe

doesn’t mean easy.

Life’s choices

and concerns

 can produce a

constant stream

of second thoughts, worries,

and regrets.

We may not

be aware

of what is floating

below the surface

until some event brings

a forgotten memory

to our consciousness.

We all experience

moments

of reckoning

when we must

stop

and readdress

the past.

There may be

unresolved conflicts

as far back

as early childhood.

It may be a safe time to look back,

feel the feelings

but

it is not easy

to experience

the sorrow or loss.

Being open to the process

can be

healing.