You have to wonder…with the amount of things we learn in the time we’ve been put here on earth, how much of that is our responsibility to do something with that learned knowledge. And of course, to have learned something, you’re supposed to apply what you know right? Well, yesterday I pondered on life and I’m beginning to realize…I’ve been learning to fall. Even loving the art of falling so much that I get a joy out of going through things.
I can tell you right now, at this very second…I’m tired of falling. Sometimes I wonder how many scraps I can get on my knees and elbows, or how many calluses I can formulate on my hand, or how many bruises and scars I can muster in this beautifully dumb idea of mastering the art of falling – just so that I can show off the scars. I mean, I enjoy being able to go through something in order to show someone else how good they have it or how they too can overcome it. The only problem with this is that right after I testify of my failures or falling, I’m amp’d to get some new scars.
I say all that to say this. There are people in your life that will move through and out of your life. Situations will come and go. And the best thing you can do is to avoid the things you know will cause you pain and suffering. Every failure or fall that happens on it’s own natural occurrence will be there to test you and strengthen you first and foremost and only then can a testimonial come from a consistent example or voice of affirmation for someone else.
A friend of mine told me that people sometimes are bound to people. By far the best advice I’ve heard in a while…well besides her telling me to GO GET IT, which is another blog within itself. Basically, for those people who like to care so much to dig valleys themselves in order to give fresh dirt for those to build their own hills, I say this to you, “Everyone will have their own hills and valley experiences. It’s not up to you to forcibly create those experiences for them. Stay in your own lane and worry not about people when it isn’t necessary. I do believe that God uses our paths to connect to when we need to build hills or dig valleys with each other. Learning how to stand is so much better for everyone than learning how to fall.”
This will be how I conduct my blogs from now on. Short and sweet and mostly for me. If you can understand where I’m coming from, then I hope you feel me.
