Hi all! I am absolutely LOVING all of your comments, "likes," etc! THANK YOU!!! Here is my little gift back to you...this week's "Simple Sunday Supper." I can't remember how far into my "journey" I was when I found this poem, but it was like it was written for me! I love how God and life lead you to things right when you need them. I hope reading this post will create a similar experience for someone else. No matter what kind of journey you are on, YOU CAN DO THIS! It might not be easy (it might feel like it has reduced you to pieces as times), but if you keep your head up and keep pushing thorough it you will start to see the stars shine through. That doesn't always mean that you will get the results you want, in the timeframe you want, but you will learn that you can depend on yourself and your own strength. That alone will prove to be extremely valuable as you travel forward, deeper into life. Read this poem through...then read it again...and again. Really think about it, and make it your own. Allow it to signify specific pieces of your puzzle. Give yourself credit for how far you have come. Finally, gain the strength, hope, and inspiration to propel you forward.
The Journey
By: Mary Oliver
One day you finally knew
what you had to do, and began,
though the voices around you
kept shouting
their bad advice--
though the whole house
began to tremble
and you felt the old tug
at your ankles.
"Mend my life!"
each voice cried.
But you didn't stop.
You knew what you had to do,
though the wind pried
with its stiff fingers
at the very foundations,
though their melancholy
was terrible.
It was already late
enough, and a wild night,
and the road full of fallen
branches and stones.
But little by little,
as you left their voices behind,
the stars began to burn
through the sheets of clouds,
and there was a new voice
which you slowly
recognized as your own,
that kept you company
as you strode deeper and deeper
into the world,
determined to do
the only thing you could do--
determined to save
the only life you could save.
*Mary Oliver is an AMAZING poet! I will be sharing more of her treasures down the road. In the meantime, please take the time to lose yourself in more of her beautiful work: http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/mary_oliver/poems
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