- The action or process of replacing someone or something
- A person or thing that takes the place of another
Sometimes we find ourselves alone because someone else made the conscious decision to replace us. For whatever reason that may be, it may take us a long time to realize and accept that something or someone else has assumed the position we once had. Perhaps it is our own shortcoming that we are too late to realize that we were in a position that we came to quick to overlook and under-appreciate….or perhaps our purpose and use has become obsolete to those who decide to dismiss us for something they feel is better. It is not within our power to control those who have made conscious decisions to sever the tie with us…but it is within our own hands that we chose to accept and walk away from something or someone that we later realize really isn’t good for us anyway.
How long do you have to hold on before you realize that you are holding on to something that doesn’t even exist anymore? What good does it do to keep hoping and wishing and missing something that isn’t there anymore? When do you realize that you are holding onto a shattered dream and that what once WAS…could never really ever be that way again? The image of what we convince ourselves to believe in with all our heart and soul and every breath in our body isn’t reality. That person, hope and dream of what ONCE was…isn’t anymore. You can’t replicate something or make someone believe what you believe, see what you see or feel what you feel.
When do you wake up and realize that you have been replaced…and that it is ok…because you are ok. And when do you wake up and also see that what once was your dream has also been replaced by a new one….and by YOU.
