I have put my sweat, blood, and tears into people who have turned away. I have been totally committed to things that didn’t work out. I have loved and lost, tried and failed, been embarrassed, felt shame, and regret and cried myself to sleep more times than I can count.
I have also found success.
Some things have gone better then I could have planned, others have gone according to plan, and others yet were never planned and felt like a gift.
I have worked tirelessly to learn something, to become someone, to achieve something only to find out it wasn’t what I had expected when I got there because I had new eyes and a new understanding that I didn’t anticipate.
I am learning that permanence in life is an illusion. It’s important to make a plan and work the plan and it’s ok to end up somewhere totally different.
We can always make new choices, change our mind, and follow a new path.
I am beginning to understand that nothing is a waste and everything leads to something.
I am comforted to know that empty space is always filled, we are never truly alone, and sometimes unanswered prayers are the best part.
I have no idea what’s ahead, but I believe there are good things to come.