Boundless Possibilities

Life brings us boundless possibilities. Like a butterfly fluttering from this place to that, there are so many choices at our disposal, so many opportunities, so many adventures to take, trails to wander on…

So many things.

Some of them lead to destruction, some of them will lead us to life. Truth is, a lot of that is up to us. There’s chance and there’s circumstance, but we do make most of the decisions that lead us down the paths that we travel. 

Sometimes it’s just a chance meeting… 

The problem is often we are so bound by our past, so bound by our hurts that we can’t even look at the possibilities that are right in front of our face. I was told that to find healthy, you need to be healthy. That to have better opportunities you needed to be in a place where you can take hold of those opportunities, because they attract each other. Not saying that you have to be perfect, because damn, I’m not! But we have to be moving forward. Even if moving forward often seems like a snail chasing after an inchworm! 

There are so many gifts that we can give this season, but one of the biggest gifts we can give ourselves might be to sit down and unwrap all the tinsel and wrappings, the ribbon and open up and let go of what binds you. 

That might lead to some serious possibilities.

And I know this may seem scary. Opening up a box of our past and hurts isn’t easy. I’m not trying to make it seem like you can just sit down and fix everything. But to keep those things boxed up starts to eat us up inside. It becomes a weight, an anchor that binds us.

I do understand. I’m still working on myself every day. Let me know if I can help, because I’ve been there (Hell, I’m often times still there!). Oh, and if you really want help, I can tell you about a man who was born around this time… He came to change the world. And regardless of your religious slant, he’s been talked about for over two thousand years. Maybe there’s something to that?! 

~ Peace

The Burtle