Dear Reader,
Today I am learning a valuable lesson - to not put off today what you've been called to do yesterday.
I believe many of us are called to be greater in our gifts and to not let our comforts lull us into this deep sleep. Even though it's still winter and rest is absolutely needed, our creativity creeps out slowly to meet us in this season. Writers, artists, dreamers, weavers, we're all coming out of our shells and letting God slowly shape us.
I'll be honest, I've struggled a lot with getting things done. It starts with a few extra minutes in bed, letting the alarm go off and turning to the side. Maybe I'll skip taking a shower today. Just letting myself be cozy. It's been even more difficult to get a hold of things while in the midst of pregnancy.
Surprise by the way.
The last time we talked, you saw me moving out with my boyfriend and looking for a job.
Well, a lot has changed and much of the world and my aspirations felt like they have gone downhill. I've been hoping things around me would change for the better but the truth is - a lot that needs to change starts with my internal world.
I've been pouring into the world, into other people and their needs, pouring into doing things for the baby and my boyfriend. But I always somehow forget that I'm a person too. I have needs. I have feelings and emotions that no one can hold but me. The air between each breathe, the pause in each heartbeat, the tears that have silently stepped out of me, they are all mine to hold and to love deeply.
So before things change forever (in the best kind of way) I need to create a link to myself and my heart. I need to care for myself in the ways that I care for others. Stop holding myself in a space of limerence from what I am and who I keep dreaming about.
So the word for the month is EMBRACE.
Embracing my gifts, my peace, my heart and myself in every moment, in every breath, forever and ever.
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