Inspiration:
Is it beyond thee to be glad with the gladness of this rhythm? To be tossed and lost and broken in the whirl of this fearful joy? – Rabindranath Tagore
Too Much Wonderful
Truthfully, yes. Some days it is beyond me to be glad with the gladness of this rhythm. Some times the abundance is too much, and there are more good options than I can choose amongst, more wonderful opportunities than I can embrace. Sometimes the possibilities of life come in a torrent, and however grateful I may be for the blessings and the privileges, I do, nonetheless, feel tossed and lost and broken in the whirl, and wish that I could drink from a slower-moving stream. Sometimes I feel like the child who, confronted with having to make a choice between one friend’s pool party and another friend’s outing to the skating rink, breaks into tears. Sometimes it is necessary to move out of that swift-moving current and let opportunities, however wonderful, go by—to merely dangle my feet at the edge of the stream of life, and take a moment to breathe.