How to lean in to the journey?
How to go with the flow
without giving up or hunkering down?
How to flex and bend with the newness
of every twist and turn?
They say “Don’t sweat the small stuff.”
The oven that breaks
while baking a cake
The shower that loses power
at a critical hour
The garage door that’s stuck down
just when you need to leave town
The AC that decides to freeze
just when the temp hits 100 degrees
They say “Roll with the (big) punches.”
The diagnosis…and prognosis
The hurricane blows, water overflows
You suffer a tragic loss
and there’s no easy way across
or back to the way things were
Someone wise says, “LIVE
in the smallest slice of time
you can imagine…”
just this breath
just this hug
just this holy moment
standing firmly on both feet
Just count blessings before addressing
the fiasco, the mess, the test
because it’s the only way
to turn around and face
what must be faced
with all the grit and grace
we can muster or bluster
and the prayerful faith that…
As they say, “This too shall pass.”
Thanks Dennis for sharing this. It’s what is on my mind these days…a lot.