Hello.
Take a moment to settle yourself.
Find a way to let go of all that has happened,
And not worry about what might be on its way.
Inhale.
Exhale.
Stay.
Here.
Welcome to a hit of hope.
Sometimes it's easy.
You get a compliment from a stranger.
You get a raise,
And now you can pay those bills.
You find money in the pocket of something you haven't worn in months.
You finish the project you've been working on for oh so long.
And it's easy to magnify the good.
But sometimes that can feel impossible.
You get sick.
Someone you love gets sick or hurt.
Someone you love hurts you.
You lose the job.
You can't seem to do the right thing.
You can't keep up.
You just can't deal.
And then it can be almost impossible to see the good.
To believe that it is still there.
It might be almost impossible to find,
But the good is still there.
I promise.
Now there are times when all you can do is breathe and survive.
If you are in a time like that,
Know that I'm here wishing you all kinds of strength and courage.
But then there are times where you can decide what you want to magnify.
Because what you magnify will grow.
Do you want to magnify the hurts,
The pain,
The fear,
The unfairness,
The resentments,
The mistakes?
Do you want to magnify the smile you get from a stranger?
Or magnify the stone and the river,
The art that touches the part of you that is beautiful and real?
Do you want to magnify the parts of you that are beautiful and real?
Seek out the good in yourself and magnify it.
Seek out the good in others and magnify it.
Hey,
You.
Your eyes might shine from tears sometimes.
But if you choose to magnify the good,
Your eyes will always shine from the light you carry inside.
Namaste.
