GRACE ~

A wildflower does not complain about where its seed takes to the ground…

They make the best of it

And bloom where they are…

You must do the same and not worry about where
you want to be

But make the best of where you are…

I came across an old decanter in the back of my cupboard that looked like the proverbial ‘genie in the bottle’ of fairytale lore

It brought to mind a homework project that one of my favorite middle school teachers had assigned many dozens of years ago…

We were asked to construct a magic vessel that could grant one wish

I thought deeply about my options…

I really and truly did some soul searching on what my one wish was going to be

Even though I did not think about my world as I do now…

There was a part of me that knew the universe was listening to my wishes

As I worked on my “one wish” I first made a list of all
of the things I wanted…

I can’t remember what those ‘wants’ were now

Not only do I perfectly remember the wish I finally settled on

But this I do remember…

Whatever life brings me, may I have peace of mind

Even just writing that phrase makes me feel good because by now I know that I cannot control what life brings my way…

But if I can meet it with peace of mind

All will be well in my world

Although life has never offered me the proverbial ‘Genie in the Bottle’…

I do believe the universe has granted my wish

Because the storms of life have come and gone…

And even though a few of them have dropped me to my knees

I have always found my way back to peace…

Maybe that genie was real after all….

Wherever life plants you make sure you bloom into
your best self