The start of 2025 sort of knocked me off my tracks. I had my business plan and personal life calendar set for incredible success and happiness and then “life happened”. Do any of you feel this way? It’s hard to grasp a lot of what has happened. And yet when I sit quietly, it’s clear that so much beauty and healing occurred in the midst of the chaos. Love is and was truly in the air. Unfortunately, I have the kind of mindset that defaults to what is wrong or what needs to be fixed instead of what is right and miraculous in my life and this world. I have to work at seeing the positive first because it doesn’t come naturally to me. I’m working on having my initial response be one of awe, wonder and love. This is one of my favorite poems that helps guide me to avoid mistakes of my past—I hope it speaks to you too:
I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I fall in.
I am lost... I am helpless.
It isn't my fault.
It takes forever to find a way out.
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend I don't see it.
I fall in again.
I can't believe I am in the same place.
But, it isn't my fault.
It still takes me a long time to get out.
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I see it is there.
I still fall in. It's a habit.
My eyes are open.
I know where I am.
It is my fault.
I get out immediately.
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk around it.
I walk down another street.