Life has a way of compressing time into small moments that change everything. Over the past week, many small, seemingly inconsequential experiences have changed my perspective. The light of the next generations burns bright if one measures this by resilient optimism, smiles, laughter, and the twinkle of their eyes.
Today, I woke to a new day with the lingering light of what had changed. The view ahead was different from yesterday. As I turned to the left, the light shifted along with my perspective. I know a fresh chapter is beginning to unfold. I am not sure what life will bring. At the moment, I only know the lessons influencing my new line of sight and how I am responding to them.
There is a standing invitation to be wholly and entirely in the moment one has. I am still wrestling with the emotions of yesterday that I thought I had left behind long ago. Everyone carries a suitcase of darkness, pain, and angst with them. There are times when I almost forget it is with me. Yesterday was the opposite. With full acknowledgment of my baggage, I am turning to the new chapter and the opportunities it represents. I find courage in the example others set before me, starting with Moses; “By an act of faith, he turned his heel on Egypt, indifferent to the king’s blind rage. He had his eye on the One no eye can see and kept right on going.” (Hebrews 11.27)
How I look at things changes everything. The trees, shop, and light are not that different each day. What has and continues to change is my heart’s perspective. My soul has embraced life holistically and opened new possibilities in the process. The windows of yesterday are still here. I hear the calling to engage and write as if my life depended on it. Life is meant to be lived fully, completely, and with abandon.
Each step is a gift to be enjoyed. It is a space where one can reverently enjoy, celebrate, and express how much one cares.
