as I sit beside and ponder all the things that make up you, the things you have done, your accomplishments both small and tremendous,
yet it’s the essence of who you ARE that has mattered.
you have made a difference to so many, going above and beyond and always wearing the face of the one whose name you represent faithful,
and I want to be more like you. in fact, if I have a hero here upon this earth, you are one of these.
and now that your heart is tired and your breathing will soon slow i find that in this I want to be like you as well—-
for what will your eyes not long see,
what faces will you encounter, what sights will you behold?
and it will not be long until you hear the words, “well done,” spoken loud and long, and then you can fold into the arms of the one who will never let you go.
–i have chosen to generally use my writing in a broad, less in-your-face way, but this is who i am, too, and this is what my heart needed to say today.
–when you have been strong through trauma and/or difficult circumstances for far too long without the opportunity to recover so your nervous system begins to slip too easily into fight, flight or freeze very much overreacting in the present moment, you may develop ptsd. if this is not you, please understand that for some that this is a very real issue and that just getting on with it is not an option. they need space, time and support to heal. if this is you, please know that there is support out there and that the out-of-control-ness that you feel now, does not mean it will be that way forever.
