Grounded

Do you ever wonder why? Why do people interpret things in the way they do? Why do they believe certain things about themselves or others (or you) that in your opinion seems pretty far off base? Are they the delusional one … or is it you? And then how do you figure that one out?

It’s an interesting question … and perhaps one that can only be answered by time … time will reveal who we really are … time will allow the pain to heal, the wound to scab over and clarity to return … time will open their eyes (or mine) to the truth. There are two sides to every story, but there is often one that is more true than the other – more right – more just – or simply handled better, with greater honesty and with more maturity. And most of the time, determining which side you (or they) fall on, is something that only God should or can do. Sometimes the best thing you or I can do is to just let it go, allow yourself the liberty of not having to figure it out … and allow God to fight your battles and trust Him to know what the right thing is for the next step. He may just know better than me …

In my journey these days I strive for truth in all I do and in how I live, yet misunderstanding happens. I try to live out of the truest part of me … open and out loud … and I often wonder how I am perceived when I see others so unaware of who they are and how they are perceived. I detest wearing a mask, yet in all of us there is that tendency to cover who we really are. The real disconnect begins when that mask becomes more real than the person underneath. And breaking free from that is a process that invokes much pain and deep soul-seeking, all while learning to trust again.

In the meantime, I will ask my family and friends, but most of all God, to keep me grounded … to allow me to trust again … and most of all to remind me daily of who I truly am. We are on this journey together and I can’t wait to see what happens next …