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Pulling Yourself Back
Beingaimlessisadangerousthing.
Youhavethisimmensepressureonyourselfthat youfeelweighsyoudown.It’slikeeverytimeyou haveabigbrightideaorhugewavesofhappiness andinspirationLifeknocksyou:Youbrokeupwith yourpartner,yougotfiredfromyourjob,you gainedweight,youbecamedepressed,youlosta goodfriendinyourlife,andthenoops:You droppedyourarrow.
Youhavenoideahowtopickitbackup.Whereto aim.Youlosesightofyourpriorities,yourvalues aremisaligned,andyoureyesarebothopenbut yoursightisoutoffocus.
It’swhenwe’resittingatourlowestpointwe realizewhatourpointtrulyis.
Sowepickupthebowagain.
Sometimeswethinkit’dbebesttobesafeandnot shoottheshotwereallywantbecausewhatifwe don’tgetveryfar?Whatifthetargetweso desperatelywanttohitcomesupshort?Well, sometimes,wejustaren’tstrongenoughyettopull backthatbiggoal.Ifwemissitthefirsttime,fine. Weneedtogetstrongerbyshootingotherbows first.Whichmeansweneedtoputdownthebowwe usedtolovethemost,thebowthatshowedthe worldhowstrongwereallywere,andtryaiming withanewbow.
Youdrawthenewbowstringback,andback,and backandthenitbeginstogetdifficultbecausethe furtheryoudrawthestringbacktheheavierit beginstofeel.It’salmostdiscouragingbutassoonas youletgo,allofthateffortinpullingitback,no matterhowhardorevenpainfulitfeltonyour fingertips,thefurtheritwillpropelthatarrow forward. 16
You'resoproudofhowfaritwenttohitthemark thatyoudon’tevenregisterthethrobbingpainof yourarm,thewhitemarksfromthestring indentingsodeeplyonyourfingertips,thepainof yourupperbodyfromholdingthatheavybow.The exhalethatyoufinallyallowtoescapeyourchest feelssomethinglikeaJusticefinallygettingthe verdict.Thearrowmaynothavehitthebullseye, butyoudon’treallycare,becauseyouknowthat nomatterwhat,afterthatshotwassent,despite theweight,youletgo.
Lettinggoiswhenallofourgoalsgofurtherthan wecouldeverimagine.Thenagain.Andagain.And again.Wegetstrongereachtime,wegetfurther eachtime.Wegetclosertothatbullseyeeachand everytime.Insteadofwishingyoucouldhave pickedupthearrowsofthepastanddone“better” youappreciatewheretheyhavefallen.
Timeisnowallowedtopasswithmanyarrows flyinghighandfar,magnetizingtoanyandevery markyoudesire.“CanIusemyoldbowagain?”isa thoughtthatflashesthroughyourmind.You realizeyouhavegottenstrongerthanyouonce werebeforebutthisnewbowissteady.Theurge togobacktowhatwasoncecomfortableisno morebecauseyou’veembracedthenewflowof yourbody,mind,andspirit.Anewwayofliving.It wasn’tthebowthatmadeyousuccessful,itwas thepassionthatyoufeltforthecallyouheard insideofyouthaturgedyoutobeyourbest.You pickuptheoldbowforoldtime’ssakebutyou realize,itdoesn’tfityourmoldanymore
Yousmileasyousetitasideandappreciateit, likeallofthefallenarrowsitsailedbefore,and youcarryonshootinghigherandfurthershots.
Eachofthesesongswaswritteninaseasonof mylifewhenlifedidn’tseemlikeitwasmoving towardme.TherewereseasonswhenIfeltlikeI couldn’ttakemuchmoreoflife'spain,life’s losses.TherewereseasonswhenIfeltIdidn’t matter.TherewereseasonswhenIfelt purposeless.Throughitall,bygracealone;I’m here.I’mhereandfulloflifetodeclaretothe darkplacesinthelivesofothersthatGRACE alwaysremains.GRACEalwayswins.GRACEhas givenusaringandrobe.GRACEcallsuschosen (everytime)andGRACEwillneverletusgo!
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