For the Young Ones….Faith
For the Young Ones
It seems the character assets we most often need in order to move toward our intellectual and Spiritual development are the ones easiest to let go ~ maybe because we find it so hard to cultivate them in the first place. They slip away in stages, without us even conscious they’re floating off. Maybe we don’t want to have to attend them as vigorously as they require. So, we loosen our grasp, almost imperceptibly.
Some folks embrace change and simply roll with whatever comes their way. Some of us dig our heels in, kicking and screaming. Most of us know change is inevitable and we re-program our brains so its easier to accept and move along. I find it’s smoother and less stressful to reconfigure my thinking patterns. Usually this leads to an easier shift and a more positive response to impending change. It’s amazing, looking back, at how beautifully perfect things work out in life, if we hang in there and keep Faith in our decisions and in the overall energy of whatever God may be. It’s the old “forest or trees” concept.
It doesn’t always follow that we receive what we envision, or what we intend, or what we want/desire; but, it does always follow that whatever we receive has, at its core, something to teach us. And, yes, we will need and use every bit of information and experience that finds us. There is a seed of importance in all situations. Sometimes we just have to excavate deeper to find it. Sometimes it may not reveal itself, for years. When we cultivate the desire to learn to “connect the dots” we usually find a vast quantity of dots out there, all alone, awaiting us.
Everything pushes us along our path. Life, somehow, works for our betterment: if we don’t get too much in our own way. Even the ‘bad’ stuff falls into place. Decades ago, when a doctor blinded me permanently, in my right eye, I could not have imagined I would one day find positive “lessons learned” embedded in that experience. I have, though: and they’ve been some of my most important. Go figure.
As I watch my Son and other young ones jump those Leaps of Faith, sometimes my breath sticks in my throat. I want, desperately, to ensure their success, their safety, their comfort, their strong moral Core. I want to wave my Glinda wand and make everything smooth, comfortable, easy for them. But, I can’t.
My parents didn’t make it easy for me ~ I knew I had a safety net if I found myself in dire circumstances, but I also knew they expected me to find my way out of what I found my way in to – and, they allowed me to do that.
My late husband, Jack, and I developed a finely-honed ability to think outside just about any box we created for ourselves. It’s a great ability to have, especially if you want to be an entrepreneur. I’m fortunate I have located another such Soul, in Peter.
I have complete Faith in my Son and the other younger members of the generation I Love so very much. Every one of you ~ I know you’ll walk through whatever comes your way, with your hearts and heads up and full. Should you need help at any juncture, there are those who Love and Believe in you and TRUST you ~ so, you will find it. Even if it’s just an ear to listen to your fears or a hug when you feel down and alone.
The hardest thing, for me, in developing a sense of, and a belief in, our own entrepreneurship was that we had a child and my inclination was to “be safe” and take the well-travelled road, not the one LESS travelled. I am grateful Jack forced my hand so often ~ we had to beat our way through forests of challenges. My life experiences multiplied, because of it.
Nothing is wasted to an alert mind.
Most importantly is to keep Faith; keep moving forward into your life. Keep learning – everything counts, even having to ask for help! Believe in your journey and yourself. It will all work out, eventually. Jack used to say, “Barb, it may not work out the way you think it will, or hope it will, but it WILL work out for our betterment.”
Without a cue, Peter said the very same thing to me.
Sometimes you just know….
Faith.
Love is the language spoken here. Don’t go back to sleep.
by Barbara Helvey-Hughes, 2020