“Instead of being burnt by the fire, let it fuel you,” WildSoulSisterhood.  It’s quite possible to venture into the fire and not get burned.  We must have no illusion of control, rather we need to let the fire do what it does—bring light to situations.  Ignite things that started as a spark. Spur us into action.  Clear obstacles from our paths so we see the truth.  I don’t pretend it’s comfortable to make friends with the heat. So it is with life, as well.  We can let the stings and stray sparks hurt us or we can put them out and move on.  We can let them ignite into a fire all their own or we can quench it before it takes.  We can lament what the fire consumes or we can celebrate what was.  We are the ones who allow it to be a thing of pain or a thing of beauty.  What we have to understand is it is both and it is nothing at the same time—it simply is.  Fire is fuel, it is sustenance and, while it requires fuel to keep it going, it is an energy all its own. I choose to face the flames rather than run from them because those flames recognize the fire in myself.