Today I turned another important corner. When another challenging reality set in, I stood strong. This is a pretty big deal for me. Lately things have tended to feel overwhelming, and remaining calm and even relatively upbeat in the face of stiff challenges has seemed like a herculean effort. And yet today I managed it…more than once. And I must say that writing every day, even when I don’t feel like it (especially when I don’t feel like it) is helping me clarify some things.
I am grateful for clarity. It’s coming in small doses, but it’s coming. I find that when I am not shouting, “Why me?” at the Universe, but am quietly instead asking for guidance, “What can I learn from this and how can I move forward?” I am actually having moments of real clarity. Even when clarity means asking painful questions of myself and receiving equally painful but clear answers, I am grateful. I ask the questions and am sitting still to receive the answers, and am remaining as open as I can to all the various ways the answers are coming to me. It requires patience, mindfulness, and being gentle with oneself–attributes I am working on during this current transitional phase.
I remember reading once a line from what I recently learned are the writings of Julian of Norwich (thanks to “the Google” where I found it when I typed in the quote). It says, “All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well…” That is a sentiment worth holding onto and expressing often. So be it!
