mjd - 2014 embrace the mystery
life is really about the mystery
isn't it?
we aren't born with guidebooks
go to location a
meet person b
engage in activity c
life will be d.
no,
it's unknown.
but somehow that word
that idea
can terrify us.
we can stop our growth
by withdrawing
by looking away from opportunity.
can you imagine
a field full of stunted flowers -
too afraid to grow
because they didn't know what
was in store for them?
afraid that the winds would blow too hard
the sun might shine too bright
the rain might fall too cold?
how tragically sad.
but there are people
so many people
who do the same things
to themselves.
embrace the mystery -
the mystery of your life
and what can happen
if you push past the fear
and say 'yes'
instead of 'no'.
you'll become the flower
that fully blooms -
face to the sun
bathed by rain.
and when your time
comes to an end
you will know
that you experienced life
and what it had to offer.
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i find the irony is that instead of feeling better when we withdraw due to fear,
we only feel worse. there is a tension, a pulling, in the heart space. you don't feel better for your choices, you feel worse. for the heart knows what we are capable of and what we need. it is the mind that gets in the way.
