Let the "soft wind knock you over and destroy
all the partts of you that you never really needed anyway."
Considering the parts of me I never really needed anyway
is a fertile place for contemplation.
I don't know about you but my focus is getting things right,
doing the best I can, lamenting my forgetfulness, and wishing my body
would cooperate with all the physical things that need doing...
not to mention practicing the inner qualities I desire,
such as patience, kindness, generosity, and good will toward all.
I dare say, the longer the length of your stay on earth
the more likely circumstances knock you over and destroy parts
you may not need, making this message pertinent and comforting.
"It's okay to not be strong sometimes."
May we give ourselves and each other the grace
to release the requirement to
cover every base and scale every mountain...
to ugly weep in public without embarrassment...
to express sorrow without being labeled "debbie downer"...
to rage at injustice...
to laugh when things are somber...
to be flawed to perfection.
PS: I struggled with adding, to respect those who disagree with us...
I wrote it several different ways and erased it each time.
I don't have the strength in this moment to say it with conviction.
This makes me sad from the inside out.
That being said, I still think its something worth pursuing...
even if it means scaling a very steep mountain to get there.
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