-Living-

Hey Friends,

Happy Friday!

Here lately I've been doing a lot of thinking about living between the dash. All of the living that I feel should and could be happening between the year we are born, and the year we return back to our Father.

I couldn't help but realize that a lot of times we're not living at all. Most of the time, we're just merely existing. And Friend, you can act like you've never been there or, hey, who's to say you have? What I can say is this:

I HAVE.

There have been moments in time, where I've been so consumed with the routine that I've missed the living. I've been so caught up in the wanting to achieve the next thing on my list, that I was missing the living AND loving that needed to be done in the moment.

People are losing people left and right. In these moments we're reminded of the vapor, that life really is. In these moments, I can't help but to reflect on if I'm really living, or merely existing. Have I been living and loving to my fullest capacity between the dash?

That's the question I'm tasked with.

Friend, I know there's no specific plan that says you have to do this by 22, this by 30 or this by 40 etc. but, there is so much living to do. So many experiences to have, no matter what your age is. Why not have them? I had to search myself to figure out what was holding me back from doing the things I want to do. And not just that, what's holding me back from doing the thing I'm called to do. Surely I know people are depending on my obedience.

This week has been a wake up for me.

Monday and Tuesday I attended The Healing Explosion at church and my life was completely blessed. And looking back at it, I can believe the audacity of me to schedule a therapy session the next day. Friend, Jesus completely wrecked me without warning.

Everything I received from our church services was further confirmed in my session. Friends this week I'm learning what radical acceptance means. As I move forth, I'll be learning to apply it more fully. To truly live in the acceptance of the things I can't control or change. What's funny is, as much as I know in my heart that all is always well, there's this one thing that has kept me tripped up. I guess it's been one thing I couldn't accept.

And thinking back to my session, it's not really that one thing. It's the fact that, that one thing is tied to a bunch of little things, that takes me back to some harsh realities. That I wasn't ready to face. Now, as I begin to piece it together and pull it apart, I know that I haven't been living and loving to my fullest.

All of that is about to change. Friend, I challenge you to search yourself. Be sure that you're living and loving with all that you can while you can. Don't put it off any longer.

Let's chat soon.

-HH