LoveWorksStill

Every morning after I finish working out,  I walk around my home and open up every window.  I start in the kitchen by pulling back the gray curtain on my sliding doors.  My plants seem to love the attention they get from the early rays of the day.  A drooping Peace Lily always seems to awaken with a stretching of its arms. Such a beautiful sight to see.

Next, I proceed to open the window above my kitchen sink. Before heading to take a shower, I open the windows in my living room.  If I had a screen door, I would have that open too. However, there is one particular window that I am vehement about opening.  I don’t just open the slats, but I raise the blinds all the way up!  GOOD MORNING.  There is something special about the sun greeting you in every room with its warm embrace.  

So much of our lives are consumed by busyness that we don’t take the time to enjoy the beauty that surrounds us.  The cares of life can rob us of memorable moments and take away laughter that is so desperately needed during this time that we are in.  As I snapped the picture you see above after just gazing out of the window one day, I was reminded of something that I am thankful for.

There was once a time where I was in a place where the sun didn’t speak to me.  My plants grew weary and eventually started dying.  I found myself drooping through the halls of the house “wishing” on things that I would change in order to see the light again in this dark place.  I was getting nowhere.  Then something happened, I moved!  My prayers were no longer, “Let me stay here because I am comfortable”, but became, “Thank You for not allowing me to settle because of fear”.  

Are you in a dark place in life right now?  Can you relate to my moment of comfortability and the lack that it truly brought? What changed your mindset?  It is time to open up the window again.  It is time to find you a seat next to the glass.  Press your face against it if you are willing to live in a moment of child-like joy (you can clean it later!), and begin to look at what attracts your attention.  As you gaze, remember that there is someone looking for you to walk by, show up, fly high, and so much more.  Let the light work in your favor today.

It is not always easy handling change.  But just like the sun that rises in the morning and sets in the evening, a zealous attitude about opening the window to see it allows you to greet it with a hug.  Sure, change comes because we want it to and other times when we don’t.  It shouldn’t knock us off the bull though.  It won’t defeat us.  There is beauty in opening the window.  Go ahead, open yours today.  Remember to lean in and embrace it.

May your walls know joy; Hold laughter and every window open to great possibility.

~Maryanne R. Hershey

Until next time, #loveworkswhenourwordsdont! 💚

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