Elephant in the room

Dear Paragrinus,
I think the storm has finally passed. The past month has seriously been a test for myself. Before work or school even started I was really proud of myself (past self smiling at self), but nature and fate are intertwined and a storm ensued. I met a girl. Not just any girl either, someone special. Let's just note too that during the hole soul searching and mind probing process of myself I was in a relationship that fell through; violently. I have never looked so deep in myself, called upon those I love for answers to questions I thought I had secured eons ago. I was like a kid all over again. You know where you are trying to make sense of something as simple as how clouds float across the sky. They are so massive, light, take the shapes of tigers and bunnies... and yet at a moments notice could shake the earth with a sweeping roar and violent downpour. And here I am once again, back at square one. This time though, I'm not that scraggly 14 year old you remember, nor that 17 year god fearing kid..... I'm truly Eric. Look at me! I seriously happy with who I am. I'm taking on the challenges of school, family, friendship, relationship, an even... religion. I went to a church today, no fire and brimstone. Not everything can be explained, but I may have found a place with infinite answers; a comforting hand to hold. The past 2 years in particular have been rough; stress in school, family problems, RIP uncle, hollow relationships, insecurity about myself and the world, my dogs dying before my eyes.... everyone knows and has felt the same. I'm not special, but I believe that I confronted it in my own unique and developing manner and came out the better; stronger, keener, 2.0, can fly, night vision, kryptonite proof. And I bet you are DOwn RIght wondering what thiS all has to do with a girl?... right? Well it took just one person, one girl, a moment of truth for me to look deeper inside myself that I was ever willing to go to see many of the truths I was either afraid of or hadn't put together yet. It was a case of me sitting in a room full of people and an elephant, only this time the girl next leaned over and pointed to the elephant. Thank you. So dear friend, let us live on, love those around us, and still take every moment of life as a new experience; an opportunity to grow. Take care friend.
Love Always,
Eric