Gone with the Wind; Stable with the Rock!

There is a pathway carved out for each of us. Along the pathway of life, we encounter many twists and turns. We are faced with the intersections that sometimes frustrate us because we are not sure which direction in which we should turn. Stopping is not an option so we make a decision to choose a direction. Sometimes we choose the “right” one the first time but consequently when we come upon the next crossroad, we may not make the best choice, but we don’t know that until we are way down the road. At this point do you go back to where you started from, or do you look for an alternative route to get you back on the right track?

The many directions that we can go in life are endless. Some people have limited themselves to opportunities because of what society says they cannot do. Some people have limited themselves to opportunities because of what family and so-called friends say they cannot do. Some people have even limited themselves to opportunities because of what they themselves do not believe they can do. This is the unfortunate outcome for so many people. Not only do they miss the greatness that should and would come from them, but they also rob the world of that greatness within them that they did not share.

The differing journeys that we all encounter share some commonalities. In life we have dreams and aspirations for success (whatever you define your success to be). How hard have we been willing to work towards your success? Those who are willing to work towards all of the greatness that was intricately placed inside of them will face some seriously cloudy days. When we share a snippet of our vision to our surprise there are lots of people that are onboard and seemingly as excited are we are. They walk with us by providing support and encouragement. They check in to know the progress that has been made and then suddenly category 5 hurricane winds come along, and they are gone with the wind. The catastrophic damage that is left behind is disappointment, disbelief, and abandonment. Sometimes there is also damage to our emotional well-being and devastation to the relationship. This type of devastation is not always easy to recover from because there is so much clean up that has to happen. The grueling agony of the loss can seem almost unbearable but from out of nowhere the light begins to peak through to our heart, our mind, our spirit, and our very soul. All it takes is a sliver of light for the building process to begin again. WAIT…….look over there…….not all was lost! As we see a glimpse of hope again, we see a glimpse of possibility again. As we see hope and possibilities, we gain momentum to keep digging through the rubble and debris. There is a little something inside of us that begins to rethink the search and recover mission and change it to a search and rescue mission. The recovery is simply getting the remains, but the rescue is bringing back into our possession that which is still alive. Push aside that which was destroyed because there is life under there. Discard what is no longer salvageable because we see that there is movement under there. When we dig through all the broken, damaged, foul smelling, mangled, dysfunctional mess that was distracting us we can see that our dreams, visions, goals, and aspirations were not destroyed rather they were stabilized by the rock of our hope, our faith, our confidence, and our commitment. The foundation was not destroyed even through all of that! People may float away with the wind, but some will stay because they too are a part of that rock of stability. Let the wind blow because everything stabilized by the rock will remain intact.