❤️ The Man Who Blamed Circumstances

In the face of adversity, it is all too easy for a person to blame external circumstances, avoiding the vulnerable act of self-reflection. Circumstances only reveal the real – us.

In a realm where lights are faded, a man lived trapped in fear,
Each day an echo of the last, each night a tear.
He blamed the winds; he blamed the stars; he blamed the cruel sea,
He blamed all but his shadowed heart, for his soul's misery.

His days were woven with worry's thread, through every waking hour,
His dreams at night were tangled webs, spun b…