One Step at a Time

I called Ma yesterday to wish her a very happy birthday.
She was so sweet. A conversation that should have been all about her became a conversation all about me and my stress load.

So much to do in such little time. So many decisions need to be made. So many options to think about.

Patiently, she listened. After I was done rambling, she said,

"One step at a time".

Not everything needs to be solved right now.

One step at a time.

God is in control.

One step at a time.

There is no need to fear.
Wipe away your tears.

One step at a time.

You are doing really well.

One step at a time.

Don't forget your priorities.

One step at a time.

Find your courage. Be on guard.

One step at a time...

It's all just a part of life.
Life's simply life.
Don't make it bigger or smaller than what it is.
Live it, smell it, touch it
know what it is.

One step at a time.

My steps may be small,
But I can conquer it all! =)

Doing the Right Thing

I am so tired, so exhausted.
I'm just trying to be right this entire time.
And what do I find in all of this...?
wrongs everywhere...!

Everywhere, I see brokenness in me.
Everywhere I reach, I find emptiness.

It's cost is priceless.
but yet, it demands every bit of me.
A piece of you.
A piece of him.
A piece of her.

Being right is like running yourself into a giant wall,
continuously.
Each time you hit the wall,
you feel the need to explain why you did so.
Sometimes, you even yell at the wall
for being a wall.

Soon enough, you'll realize...
"Right" was painful.
"Right" was sacrificial.
"Right" was stressful.
"Right" was tiresome.
"Right" was distracting.
"Right" was such a big waste of time.
There is no end to being right.
"Right" was so wrong.

I desperately reach out
for the shattered pieces.
Trying to make sense.
Too much noise.
Too many lies..
I can hardly concentrate.

I reached within myself.
Seeking the Truth.
There He is.

Finally, a place of quietness.
Sometimes, the "right" seems as if it is the most "wrong" thing to do.
And your biggest mistake, your biggest regret seemed so right at that time.

Our world is broken.

Truth is the treasure we must all learn to conserve.

We tell lies when we are afraid... afraid of what we don't know, afraid of what others will think, afraid of what will be found out about us. But every time we tell a lie, the thing that we fear grows stronger.
~Tad Williams

Truth speaks louder than words.

You don't need to explain Truth.

There is no fear in Truth.

Truth is just is.

I seek the Truth.

Mark Twain once said,
I can lie, but I won't.

Now I will say,
I can't lie, so I won't.