Sticks and Stones

Some things in life are heavy.  The stones I moved yesterday from one flowerbed to another are a few of those somethings.  Lifting (properly and cautiously) heavy things can be good for us.  Lifting isn't usually the difficult part when moving heavy things - it's the carrying of them without dropping them.  The sticks I gathered from the yard while working to recover the gardens and lawn from winter & weeds weren't heavy...until they filled the bag I was using to collect them.  Lifting too many less-heavy somethings, and especially carrying them, requires effort, commitment, and endurance.

We all carry things - whether they're in our hands, our heads, our hearts, or on our hips - we know what it is to "tote around" things we have, at some point, "picked up" in our journey.  Walking through life with too much "baggage" can weigh us down so much we are unable to keep our grip.  Things then get dropped/broken...or they break us (injury, illness, etc.).

Jotting with Johnna

• What are you carrying that you might be better off releasing?
• Inventory the things you think of most often, worry about, or otherwise spend mental energy maintaining in your life.  Which stone (heavy) or stick (less-heavy but accumulated) somethings could you let go (or at least loosen your grip on) in order to create space, explore, or embrace?
• What have you dropped or damaged in carrying - how might you repair/restore and release it?

Remember:  you are so very worthy of the thought it takes to ensure the sticks and stones you are currently carrying are truly essential or important - or to recognize what is harming you as you harness it onto yourself again and again.

Stay tuned.  Stay focused.  Stay well.