While my work may be as simple as love, I can’t always see a straight shot to getting it done. And sometimes it seems like every shot stretches my level of skill. And, when we feel stretched, we can also feel like it’s too much, like something has to give. But that doesn’t mean we have to break or give up. It means we have to change something. You see, what threatens to stretch us too thin, is the gift that nudges us to make a change. And change–one step at a time–is exactly what we need.
A couple weeks ago, I felt like I was going to break. It only lasted a moment, but that was enough to provoke action. I bought tickets for a play. And I reserved two nights at a bed and breakfast. I didn’t arrange care for Mom first. I just did it. It was the right thing to do.
I knew honoring Mom’s wishes to come home with me, rather than die in the nursing home, was the right thing. And that has served as a poignant example of doing the right thing, even when I’ve yet to figure out how.
Life is very cool. I’m in love with living it. And deep within me, I know that to live is to stretch, to grow, to flower. Boldly. Freely. Unabashedly. I know I can, because I’m destined to do exactly that. I am. You are.
Soulfully grateful,