The essence of all growth is a willingness to change for the better and an unremitting willingness to shoulder whatever responsibility that entails. -- Author unknown
A friend quoted that to me yesterday, and I've pondered it since...especially the unremitting willingness part.
It seems to me that a huge part of my growth, my change, is clear only as I look back. As I remember...or as I am called to remember...how I once was. How I viewed me, you, life itself. Ah, then I realize the changed me and my view of the whole barrel of love and laughter we are today...seriously. If my friend could see me now. Friend. Seriously.
Not to put too fine a point on it, but I can't see me initially setting forth with an unremitting willingness to shoulder whatever responsibility [change] entails.
It is only in memory that I see that is what's happened, and then only if you don't count crying, complaining, kvetching but doing it anyway. Because that's fairly close to how I shouldered through.
Looking back I see that I don't do that (as much) anymore. And the great stand up and shout Glory Hallelujah is that basically I live a turned-over-to-God life now. Not only that, but when self-will has its say, I can and do trust my God, my mentor and my friends to gentle me back upright.
The proof of the essence of all growth in my life...my unremitting willingness to continue changing for the better...is the fact that I have God, my mentor and you in my life, and I trust the whole lot of us. We're talking seismic change here, and I am grateful.
The quiet word that is my Amazing Grace equivalence: Cling to the thought that your dark past is your greatest treasure. -- Anonymous
Thank you.
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