Look in the Mirror and Really Squint at it (287)

The more we learn, the more messy the picture becomes. Frequently fractious. Unremitting revolution. A dot in the continuum. We are presented with unique circumstances. Unique is terribly overrated. What happens with uniqueness is it has evolved to extract the best scenario. Evolved being the operative word in that sentence.

We all are in a constant state of evolution. Changing our direction with choices- some unbeknownst to us. We make a decision and a cavalcade of new choices appear. Almost like an explosion of options, sparkling and distracting. This glitter storm is often what slows us down- we are afraid of too many choices.

5 moves or less. That tends to be the attention span most of us live by these days. With rapid fire news, Google searches, and fast food- we are not prepared to wait for too long for our next desire. So it is so important these days to pause and look in the mirror, really squint at it. Recognize yourself. Understand your vulnerability and strength. 

Whether your day requires origami, chapter or verse- we must read the pamphlets our psyches are presenting us with. We must read between the lines and sense our need for self-care. We must be willing to walk away from expectations and allow ourselves to rest. We must see the shape of things, reflected.

For when we do- we not only see our worth, our value, our beauty- we also recognize every angle of ourselves. The pimples, freckles and tangled hair. The sharpness of our eye color, the beautiful wrinkles of wisdom. The smile lines we create every day. We are amazing creatures- us humans.

We are amazing educators. For we rise to the challenge, crawl to the tops of mountainsides, dirt permanently under our nails. We have such smile lines and gray hairs (only some of us) but we have the marks of time. We have the memories within our exterior. We have conquered and surrendered. We have ventured to the depth of the oceans, and flown into the vastness of space.

We have traveled further than we knew we could, because we believe.

We believe in our world, our little corner of the professional globe.

We trust in the process- ever adapting it to our venue.

If we look in the mirror and really squint- we can see it, like an aura of colorful energy surrounding us. Always there. Always inspiring us. Even on the darkest of days. It illuminates. We just need to squint on occasion- for it reminds us- luminosity needs nurturing. Fires need stoked. Tea needs steeped. It reminds us, we have the ability to stir things up- sometimes we just need to stay persistent and patient.