"It is not the strongest of the
species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to
change." Charles
Darwin
Most times we can live our lives without
getting too involved in the world chaos.
But, to evolve, we need to be able to adjust to changes, both good and
not good, and do it with a tender heart.
Everything, every one, every place deserves our tenderness.
Like a baby that is driven to rise from
its knees to walk, or a child that is driven to complete a task of fitting
square pegs into square holes, or a child who is determined to have that which
might be withheld, we are driven to change.
We all know how strong our desires can be and how we all reached those desires. When we wanted something, of worth, we
figured out how reach it. We did not
give up easily, nor sit in a muddle of a puddle. We got out there and we achieved what it was
we set our mind too.
For most of us, we loved, and because we
loved, we made ourselves more lovable.
We were compassionate because we were shown compassion. We gave because we knew the blessings of
receiving. We knew the peace and
meditation and prayer of creating and so, however we decided to focus creation,
we created. We went out into the world and gave service, no matter how small a
thing, we knew how it made us feel to do something with no agenda. We did not spend our time concentrating on
the negatives and found ways to imbibe on the positives. We knew nature was edifying and we feasted
there. We learned what, exactly, joy was
for ourselves, and we sought it. We
loved, we lost, we meant to do no harm, and thus we experienced what we gave
out. We learned sense of honor, of duty,
and of responsibility for Mother Earth and her inhabitants and though we often
failed, we succeeded in our own flawed, simple ways. When we learned what was
of worth to our souls, we kept it. We
flung off the things that were not; yes
people, places and things. We learned when to be bowed down and when to stand
tall. We tried. It can be said, we tried. We
were tenderized and tender, even trying to be so, with ourselves. We were mostly
worthy.
We did things we did not have the
energy, the time, the patience for. We
dealt with our personal stressors. We
dealt with our positive and negative memories.
We walked away from those we needed too.
We allowed those, who needed too, to walk away from us. We walked even though we were exhausted and
thought we could not make another step.. but we found strength from somewhere
and we journeyed on. We did things in sickness
and in health that would have taken down a mammoth. We journeyed on even though we were
frustrated and worn thin and ready to rocket off. We found time for people, places and things
we should have and should not have. We
fought off anxiety, guilt, sorrow, shame, and low sense of self. We, apparently, did it all because we are
still here.
We are still here waving the banner of
"I Am Enough!" We are still
here evolving and creating and being devoted and deliberate in our being
enough. We were conscious. We have been so uptight a breeze would have
us twang. We have been so relaxed in
situations that would have bent others, that we gained some spine for when our
own things got difficult. We have been
attracted and distracted. We moved with
a sense of purpose even though we did not know what our purpose was. We have had miracles in our lives. We have been miracles.
We are ones that life cannot rub raw
enough to have us quit. We want a better
life, always, and we seek that. We know
that any change in the world has to begin with us, within us. Bless us that we can bear to continue as the
world causes more chaos than we have ever seen or felt before. Bless me.
Bless you! Bless this chaotic world we live in!
©Carol Desjarlais 11.25.19
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