Words of Wisdom

This morning I'm working at a place where everyone is mentally ill, hear voices that no one else hears, sees things that no one sees and each has created a reality that may have little to do with reality. And I love it. One woman, when discussing kids, says that kids step on your toes when they're little and when they grow up, they step on your heart. I couldn't agree more. Kids are the epitome of dichotomy - they bring the greatest joy and cause the greatest pain. No one has the ability to hurt like a child hurts their parents. Even when it's unintentional. When it's intentional, it can be unbearable. Finding the strength to love through the hurt, the ability to love all the time no matter what, that's what makes someone a parent. Society has thrown away the people I work with, but they know more than we could ever imagine. Perhaps our reality is just too black and white, perhaps we need to get more comfortable in the grey reality that the people I work with live in.