Welcome to a hit of hope.
So has this ever happened to you?
Life has been going along,
Dealing you blow after blow,
And you've managed through grit or grace or a combination of the two to survive it all.
Aren't you a badass?
Aren't you strong?
And you get so used to this,
To putting your head down and pushing through the hard stuff,
That it seems like that is what life is.
Like that's all that life is.
But then suddenly,
Things ease.
Life lets up.
And not only that,
But something good makes an appearance in your story.
Something exciting or breathtaking.
And if you can welcome that with open arms,
Well bravo you.
I mean it.
But when something good appears in your life,
You might be afraid.
Terrified actually.
How will I get hurt?
When will it all go to hell?
If you've been hurt,
If you've been so caught up in the struggle,
If you look at your life and the lives of so many other people around you,
It can be easy to think that we need to brace ourselves every moment of every day.
Because sometime soon,
The shit is sure to hit the woodchopper.
Inhale.
Exhale.
Life can be hard.
Life can be beautiful.
There is pain.
Love.
Sorrow.
Joy.
There is despair.
There is hope.
You never know what is coming.
And you can expect the worst.
You can brace yourself for the worst.
Because then you can protect your very tender heart,
Right?
You never know what is coming.
Tempting as it is to be afraid and contract,
The brave choice is to be vulnerable.
Do not ruin the good with worry.
Do not ruin the good with what if.
Be vulnerable.
Stand with your heart wide open.
Come what may.
Namaste.
