I’ve Gotta Have Faith

“If you must look back, do so forgivingly. If you must look forward, do so prayerfully. However. the wisest thing you can do is be present in the present...Gratefully.” - Maya Angelou

There are moments from my past that are hard for me to forgive myself for. It's not always easy to look back with a kind heart and forgiving eyes.

Trust me. I get that.

So how do we acknowledge the fact that, in many ways, life is really just a slew of learning opportunities? I think that comes with acceptance - embracing that no matter what happened in the past, you did the best you could with the tools that you had in that moment.

As for the future? Thinking too far ahead gives me knee-shaking. heart-pounding, throat-tightening anxiety. But I'm learning to live more in prayerful hope and trust - acknowledging that I don't have the answers and that I can control only the next breath and the next one after that. In that presence is where I find faith. It seems like a loaded word - faith...but to me it just means surrendering into the warm hands of the unknown. It means believing in the best in other people and believing in the best in myself. It means knowing deep in my bones that the world is unfolding exactly as it needs to unfold...even if it's not always according to my plan.

And it's not easy.

And I'm often scared.

And I don't know the answers.

And I'm not sure of the perfect next steps.

And ... you know what makes all of this uncertainty so so so much easier?!

You. Community. Being together and being IN IT together. I am so grateful for you and I hope you know that every single day.