In hindsight, the pressed print on the front page was a link to what followed. Natural, eclectic, and innovative were the first descriptions that came to mind as I experienced the contents. In my revelation, the print connects the present (now past) to my future. The artistic expression invited me to open myself up to the possible. Even as I turned the pages, I found that I had my invitation and the past in one hand and a decision on my future in the other.
Today begins with the awareness of the links between my heart, mind, and soul. Each has threads into the past and doorways to the future. Life’s whispers challenge me to open myself up to the possibility they print to the moment.
Links are connections that fade without care and attention. Great friends are memories that give me hope, even as they fade quietly into the stillness within me as time passes and I lose physical and emotional contact with them. Shared time, conversations and messages nurture are food for the links in our lives. Following the threads of each link opens windows to experiencing beauty, relationships, and love as renewal and restoration for one’s heart.
Links are value that is worthless unless used. Understanding the values and priorities of my heart and how I have embraced each is essential to the present, assuming I want to apply my life’s learnings to the moment at hand. The warnings about not living in harmony with the links to oneself and others echo across time. “Anyone who is right with me thrives on loyal trust; if he cuts and runs, I won’t be very happy.” (Hebrews 10.38)
Links are invitations to the future. We made it through with the links in our lives to the past. There is a natural tendency to trust each link, even if it is not ideal or helpful. I sense life’s pull to reach for the best, filling my life with the desire for a better future. Today is my chance to take the best and make things better.
