Nice day today. Beautiful, cloudy, breezy day. So nice.
I spent a good chunk of the day thinking, pondering, praying, etc. Lots of heavy thoughts. Lots of very weighty things on my mind, but I’m feeling quite a bit better, which is nice. Nice to have a break from the normal stresses of the week. I’m actively reducing my load this coming week in an effort to get myself some breathing room to get some other things off the plate and reduce the overall number of pressures pressing down on me.
Hopefully, that’ll help.
I’m gonna try and focus more on what I’m able to do that I want to do and not on what I’ve lost that I miss so much or don’t have that I want. For example, though I long to have a companion to give my whole soul to and to walk through live with, I also, with my whole soul, want to lift the world. So… I still have that. And that is still available to me right at this very moment. So… I’m gonna try to focus on the fact that I can lift the world right now. I can brighten days, and lighten burdens, and cheer up hearts.
And that’s a wonderful opportunity that I have right now.
#1. I’m grateful to my mama for being willing to listen as I spilled my guts a bit today.
#2. I’m grateful to have a lighter heart than I did. I can feel the tug of the heavy stuff saying, “hey, pay attention to me! This is hard. You don’t have this. You might have to deal with this. You should think about this. Look, this could happen. You should be afraid of what could happen there.
#3. I’m grateful to be in bed. I’m later than I wanted, but it’s barely past 10, and I’m aiming for 4:25, and I have a 6:05 backup if I can’t do it. Two alarms set and a 6:05 backup.
#4. I’m grateful for strength today.
#5. I’m grateful for the health I enjoy.
I love you all. 🙂
Lift the World.
~ stephen
Lift the World 