it is in the moments of great struggle that make you who you are
it is in the moments where you are pushed to your edge
forced to choose: shrink or expand
grow or retract
push or remain
take that leap
or
bite your lip in hesitation at the edge
…
be… here… now…
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or suffer in the desire of what you thought it might be
it is in this moment of death, of rebirth, reinvention, and resilience
of fire and destruction
of acceptance
that you reach breakthrough
that you find release
…
tears that cried at the fire that burned what once was
now tickle your smiling cheeks as you sit around that fire
noticing the embers
noticing how they keep you warm
…
life is full of twists and turns
…
in the moments you are twisting
know that you have bend
in the moments you are turning
know that you can change course and still be on the path
and in those inevitable moments when you hit the very bottom of it all
smile when the bottom has bounce
more bounce than you thought
…
the reverb bringing you back to your center
back to the moment
…
and moment to moment
there is truth and wisdom
there is compassion and love
there is equanimity and peace
and there is a passionate life
…
a life fully lived
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so your life feels for a moment that you’re in the right place at this moment
that this is just what you should be doing right now
…
…
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good judgement comes from experience
and experience comes from bad judgement
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enjoy this ride
and know you’ll look back fondly
with a wise heart
on the stumbles and full blown falls
on the times you bounced back
and built back stronger
…
on the ways your resilient heart navigated the twists and the turns
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the problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them
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trust in your evolution
and when everything burns
let that fire warm your hands and your heart
…
next level, here you go
…
Sending you the feeing of coming home, a crisp sunrise over hills, and the gentle heart opening of seeing the full moon sparkling among the stars,
A <3
“Smile when the bottom has bounce.” Such beautiful words my dearest friend ❤️ Thank you