A moment
It’s that moment when the happenings around create just the right mixture. Those feels from the deepest parts, thousand foot trenches of soul, begin making their debut — surfacing to the smoothed surface. It only took one word to achieve a maximum heart rate and tears that boil over the brim. But there’s no dark trench to sink into, instead there’s a spotlight, magnifying the moment. When teaching such fragile lives, my subconscious has made its attempt to keep them protected by shutting off the switch to vulnerability. If they don’t know about the power of our emotions, perhaps they can be “strong” adolescents and adults. This locking up of such things has revealed dire consequences. A separation. Of self, others, and worse of all my Maker. It’s been so long since these feels have seen the light. But this training, it requires all of me: the disappointments, the failures, heartache, and brokenness. Only when it’s all out there, will I reach the summit I longing admire fr...
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ReplyDeleteoh I love LOVE this. Can I come sometime?!
ReplyDeleteI love all of you guys. This picture is so cool! I love all your colors!! :) Love Emily
ReplyDeleteElliot--come ANYtime! I teach Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:15 AM :)
ReplyDeleteAnd Tina... this kind of makes my life. I love you. You should probably put this on Facebook, too, so I can have it. Just saying.
True. That does present a problem. I'll get your number somehow and give you a call sometime real soon.
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