Lovely Truths

"Life is always bigger than the situation we are in. Remembering that truth is a large part of what it takes to work through change and transition." 

  ~Margaret Self, The Other Side of Chaos

What powerful words! Definitely advice I've needed to hear on more than one occasion. I get stuck in the moment tending to think my problems are unique to me and always very serious. This is especially true when I turn inward and roll things around and around in my head. 

I believe the pandemic has made this experience real for many people. Without opportunities to share stories, compare symptoms, talk through life's ups and downs, we've come to see our present situation in much more limited terms. Now feels like always. 

We've lost perspective. We have forgotten that we are part of a greater humanity, a larger truth. 

Life is bigger than right now. As we move through the transitions and changes of the next few months, seek out opportunities to share your story with others. Make small talk, even if that's not your comfort zone. The world is desperate to be woven back together. You may be surprised by how transformative and immensely healing connections can be.

At the very least, something inside you will recall that you are not alone.  

"First, my child," said the Old Turtle, "remember that there are truths all around us, and within us. They twinkle in the night sky and bloom upon the earth. They fall upon us every day, silent as the snow and gentle as the rain. The people, clutching their one truth, forget that it is part of all the small and lovely truths of life.'"  

                         ~Douglas Wood, Old Turtle and the Broken Truth