Love is never really lost, simply adjusted or misplaced. Don’t let go of love, just redirect it. You might face painful losses, but grow from them. Take the empty spaces you have in your heart and fill them in with love, but always leave room for more. Honor the memory of your passed love by remembering the love and happiness instead of the pain and heartbreak. Relationships are complicated some times and may cause you pain, but don’t give up. I’ve been told more than once “You don’t know what it’s like to be hurt so deep.” I have been cheated on, walked on, rejected by some, and assaulted by others. I know what it’s like be “hurt so deep”. If I had let go of love I would never have found the one I married for time and all eternity.

I once heard a story of two men. One of these men was young and claimed to have the most beautiful and perfect of hearts. He showed his heart to all, boasting of its perfection and beauty. One day while in the midst of a crowd an old man stepped forward and said his heart was more beautiful than the young man’s flawless heart. The young man and crowd laughed at the old man’s heart full of scars and jagged edges where pieces had been removed and replaced. The young man said “Mine is perfect and yours is a mess of tears and scars.” The old man replied “Yes, bit it’s those scars that make mine beautiful. The jagged edges are where I’ve given a piece of my heart to someone and replaced it with a piece of their heart given to me. The empty gouges are where I’ve given a piece away and the person didn’t return my love, the gouges stay painfully open until some day I hope they will. Do you see the true beauty of a heart?”

The young man silently walked over to the man with tears running down his cheeks and gave him a piece of his heart, and the old man returned a piece of his own heart to the young man.

Letting go of some one you love is hard. Cry if you feel like it, but don’t give up. Always hold on to the love you have and the separation of death will only be temporary; have faith you can see them again and know that you will. Love lost in a break-up, no matter how painful, can be replaced if you can rise above your bitterness and try again. Remember the love, happiness, all that is good, and don’t dwell on the loss. The phrase “Time heals all wounds” has never worked for me. “Love heals all wounds” has never failed me.

Source: Helium Psychology

A perfect bone marrow match was never found for young stage actress Shannon Tavarez, who died of leukemia in November, but her family and supporters have vowed to work tirelessly to save others. A bone marrow donor registry drive has been organized in memory of the 11-year-old ‘Lion King’ star.

Her story drew the attention of numerous celebrities, including Alicia Keys and Rihanna, who led campaigns to find a bone marrow match for Tavarez.

But doctors were unable to find a match for a bone marrow transplant, so as an alternative she received umbilical-cord blood treatment in August. Since leaving ‘The Lion King,’ Tavarez had undergone extensive chemotherapy and had been staying at a New York City hospital.

Tavarez got the role of Young Nala after wowing producers at her first open audition. According to Broadway World, she attended Harlem School of the Arts for vocals and piano and started singing at age 3.

In ‘The Lion King,’ Young Nala and Young Simba sing the bouncy song ‘I Just Can’t Wait to Be King.’

Watch this beautiful video of Shannon doing what she did so beautifully - sing.

Source: PopEater