At the end of a 2-day art show a few weeks ago it started to rain. As the rain grew harder we began packing things up more quickly. Some sea shell necklaces were hurriedly dropped into a bag without separating them into their individual small ones. That mistake will not happen again… most of the chains were pulled apart but 3 of them twisted and tumbled into one huge knot!
As I sat for multiple attempts to untangle this jumble of chains I became more and more frustrated. It felt like the harder I tried to make sense of the mess and untangle it the worse it got. Man, was there a life lesson in that one…😣 I concluded that tangled mess was like my life. I was ready to pitch it all in the trash…but this little piqued piece of my mind kept thinking just one more pull in the right direction and it would unravel..just keep trying..
How much time I have spent trying to untangle this mess I tend to create of my life. There are days and months I want to just give up and chunk it all in the trash. Then this still small voice says just one more time..just one more pull in the right direction…it will untangle and make sense. There will be individual pieces of beauty there. Just keep working at it.
I confess there are times I just do not want to try again..to work things loose..to pursue the other side of the mess..this tangled mess. I don’t want to hear that voice. I just want it to go away! But…then I pick up the piece and try once again. Admittedly my tangled mess is still here..riiigght here..staring me down. Tomorrow I will pick up the piece and try once again…
It’s exhausting to say the least to keep plugging and pushing and sometimes I have to stop. Walk away. Take a break. Rest. You know, breathe.
Tonight my 3 chains did indeed become 3 individual pieces…I came close to a hammer last night. Thennnn walked away. Gave it 24 hours. One more time..one more pull ..one more breath..one more step….they broke free❤️
Keep plugging my friends…one more breath…one more step…one more minute…this journey called life can certainly feel like one big tangled up ball of chains …but we know Who can break those chains don’t we?
My tangled up life may never be completely separated into tidy little pieces but then it might be too boring…who knows…maybe I’ll just write about it ❤️
Reflections on Life’s Journeys 