An Eye For An Eye…

Again, not just because it’s church day peeps, but more from a separate environment. An open-ended dialogue that we can all share from. During my jog this morning, I heard this quote come up.

Although I didn't see many trick-or-treaters, I did come across a little princess, probably around six years old. As I approached, she gave me a curious look, as she’s trying to figure out my costume.

Counting gray pavements under my feet brings me to the present—it’s visible, its tangible, it’s real. Pain will be there, but manageable.

I’ve also realized some other current outlines that are connected from a past stage in my life. Notable ones to where it takes me to the early years of my life.

To break things and build them again. To begin without knowing how the story will end. To embrace the uncertainty, to trust the process, and to keep going even when the path feels unclear.

Yielding and anticipating the green coming on quickly, I grabbed the gear shift, put it in PARK, took my foot off the break, unbuckled my seatbelt, opened the door (with a bit of a kick)

When the mind dives towards the future, anticipating what lies ahead, my body’s job is simply to listen and move accordingly. Pain will still be there, but more manageable when I stop looking too far ahead.

You may never receive a standing ovation. Your name may never make headlines. But that doesn’t mean you haven’t been a light to someone, a source of strength in someone’s darkest hour, or a reason someone chose to keep going.

Bartleby delivers an impassioned speech condemning the failures of conventional education; instead, he champions the pursuit of knowledge and personal growth driven by individual passion, while urging the creation of innovative learning styles to help students succeed.