I think there are moments in our lives where we must decide whether or not we are going to stay in the same place or choose something different. I don’t think it gets more complicated than that. Perhaps I am naive in taking that stance, and if so, please forgive me. Nevertheless, I firmly believe that there are moments in our lives–moments of potential transition or transcendence toward something, somewhere, or someone new–that rest at an intersection between what was and what could be, the only thing separating the two being choice.
So how do we decide? Ultimately, I believe a decision to step into a different version of yourself is dependent on how much the exhaustion of your current circumstance outweighs the fear of the unknown for your life. Stay the same or choose something different. You have heard it before: If nothing changes, then nothing changes. As you meditate on that, note that nothing in nature, nothing of this world, will remain the same forever. One could argue that it is not in your nature to stay the same and if there is a space where life and death are certain, inevitably so, change must also exist. The change we can control is dependent on the courage to choose.
These days, I am choosing to practice the art of gently letting go. I am gracefully trying to train the muscles in my hand to unclench my aching fingers balled too tightly in a fist, holding on to bondages of circumstance. When I release my clenched hand, often holding on to things that were not meant for me that I spent too much time trying to convince myself that they were, my fingers get a chance to stretch out and grasp onto something right, something noble, and something true.
Choice is a practice. It can produce a pattern of self-respect or self-destruction. Choice is a gift and opportunity that will come with consequences–seemingly good and seemingly bad. Be mindful of the choices you are making and the ones you are avoiding. Is it time to choose differently? Maybe not right now…and that is okay too. Just a thought.
Stay blessed, brilliant and beautiful, honey.
TD <3
