AS THE DAYS GO BY, I LET TIME HEAL. FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE, I'M ACCEPTING THE FACT THAT THE ONLY TRUE MEDICINE FOR THE HEART IS TIME AND IT COMES IN A BOTTLE FULL OF HOPE!!MY OUTLOOK ON LIFE, BEING HERE ON THE ISLANDS, HAS MADE ME REALLY REFLECT ON MY LIFE. NOT TO MENTION HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO BE A SURVIVOR OF ONESELF ON ALL DIMENSIONS (PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY, AND OFCOURSE, EMOTIONALLY).  IT'S FUNNY, BUT THESE CONCEPTS OF LIFE DIDN'T JUST HIT ME ON THE HEAD, IT CREPT UP ON ME WITHOUT ME REALIZING IT! WHAT I'VE ALSO LEARNED IS THAT QUIET TIME AND SOLITUDE IS REST FOR THE MIND...I GUESS IT'S NOT SO BAD WHEN YOU'RE BY YOURSELF WITHOUT A LOVER AFTERALL. IT'S LIKE THE SILENT MORNINGS THAT YOU WISH WOULDN'T SLOWLY KILL YOU, BUT IN REALITY, THEY'RE BLESSINGS TO HELP STRENGTHEN YOUR MIND AND HEAL YOUR WOUNDED HEART. I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND NOW THAT LIFE IS HOW YOU THINK OF IT. WHEN YOUR SOUL IS INJURED, FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT. THAT IS, PRETEND EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT. BELIEVE EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT. THAT'S THE BANDAID THAT WILL PREVENT YOUR SOUL FROM BLEEDING MORE HURTFUL EMOTIONS. BUT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO LET YOUR WOUNDS BREATHE ONCE IN WHILE (CRY)!! SO MUCH I'VE LEARNED, YET SO MUCH I HAVEN'T LEARNED JUST YET!