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Year's end reflections...

Thank you.

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My eyes are wide open, still seeing. My vocal cords still vibrating, my voice still singing. My lungs still rising, my heart still beating. My ears are still hearing, my muscles still moving. Thank you for your health.

My pen still speaks, reflections pouring out faster than my hands can move. Thank you for an active mind and a present spirit. One that continues to nurture a quiet inner strength that grows with each passing day.


I look back and see the joy, pulsing through my veins. The moments of the unhindered song, the breakthroughs, the warmth, the trust, and understanding. The excitement of new friendships and the quiet strength of the old. A newfound sense of peace and comfort in the present. Thank you, for a renewed sense of contentment. For a renewed sense of joy.


My mind recounts the countless mistakes. The blunders and accidents. The bursts of frustration and disappointment. Thank you, for every single one, for they have taught me what it means to live, not perfectly, but yes, fully.


Thank you for the pain. Thank you for the setbacks, the moments spent in mourning, in sickness and despair, for they have taught me how to grow through pain and in spite of it. They have taught me the art of active surrender and patient grace with myself and others; showing me that the best of ourselves is seen in the dark seasons we walk and in how we live our lives differently following the storm. They have triggered my blossoming.


Thank you for the dark. For it has led to abundant light. And I am infinitely more grateful for that light.

So, I come to this year's end a different person. A more whole and mindful one. A more understanding and present one. A more grateful one whose joy remains in the blessing of the present.


They have taught me the art of active surrender and patient grace with myself and others; showing me that the best of ourselves is seen in the dark seasons we walk and in how we live our lives differently following the storm.

There are so many questions remaining. But if all the questions were answered, there would be nothing left to live for, nothing left to see, experience, discover, and know.


This year, I have learned to be still. And in the stillness, I've finally begun to know myself and the full complexity of reality interwoven into my daily life. But most importantly, I begin to truly know Him, the One that ties the loose ends together and begins to paint the picture of my life, making it all make sense.


Gentle Holidays to you dear friends. I pray that wherever you are at this moment, whether you are in a season of joy and peace or a period of frustration and mourning, that you would never lose sight of your infinite worth and your blossoming purpose. That you would never forget that the picture of your life is still being painted - it is not yet complete. And the Master Painter will make nothing short of a masterpiece for your life dear friend, you are much too precious for anything less.


Oh and one more thing - I am oh-so-grateful for you.


See you in the new year.


Joyfully yours,

Bel

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