I’ve been learning that sometimes the steps that feel the most backwards are the very steps that challenge us to press onward. It’s in the hard and ordinary that we learn how to overcome, it’s in the unimpressive where we make the most impact, and it’s in the plain and simple that we learn to embrace real joy and make our own fun. It’s in the places we’d rather not go that God dares us to get creative and celebrate the stuff that so much of the world overlooks.
So, to you: if you’re feeling stuck, alone, discouraged, or unsure why things just aren’t working out like you thought, there’s more for you right here, where you are. The hard stuff is the holy stuff. You don’t have be in such a hurry to grow up, move on, or figure it out. Don’t be afraid of ordinary and be careful not to overlook the beauty of your backyard. Because real happiness isn’t something you capture, it’s something you uncap.
And “yourself” isn’t something to find, it’s something to become. And I truly believe with every fiber of my being that we life can be woven into something beautiful when we let the Artist do His thing with an zealous heart, willing soul, and eyes wide open.
