Joy amidst Challenge ~ A Poem
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While we don’t get to choose what happens to us, we do create the reality about what happens.
Recently, I have felt like the world around me has been more chaotic than usual. At first, I fell back into old patterns, allowing circumstances of the external world to determine my internal world. I quickly remembered why that method doesn’t work.
Instead, I chose to create room for joy in the midst of pain and challenge. I surrendered to the full spectrum of what it means to be human and allowed grace to do its job. I gave myself permission to feel all of it. Then I wrote a poem about it I want to share with you:
Today I choose.
I choose the duality of holding pain and pleasure all in the same moment.
I choose to stop believing the lie that I cannot have it all.
Instead, I choose more.
I choose me.
I choose to be the one who sees beauty even when it’s not pretty.
I choose to let myself cry because it’s those same cords that play the song of my laughter.
I choose to cultivate grounded roots and soaring wings that carry me forward when the ground beneath me crumbles.
And I remember that the tears falling from my eyes are the same ones that water the earth and create fertile ground.
I choose the promise of my faith instead of abandoning it when I need it the most.
I choose both. Not because I’m almighty. But because I am human. And when I chose this vessel I knew that contrast was part of the deal.
I choose all of it because freedom isn’t free and the price of admission is surrender.
Fundamental of the Week #21: LEAD BY EXAMPLE
The best way to influence others is “being the change you want to see.” Bring a calming presence. Help others to shine.
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