02/03/2025
Sunday Reflection Tweaked!
The Courage to Grow
Life can push, pull, tangle and pressure us
leaving no room to pause.
Or is it in these moments
that we learn? to bend and let resistance go and grow?
What once held us is tested—
no longer have we enough to carry us forward.
Our tendency is to push, and grasp, we hold— to the familiar dance, however, this time feels different.
Stepping back, we notice—
the tension, the confusion, the space between.
Could this be an invitation?
A whisper from the heart,
guiding us towards another way forward.
We listen. We ground. We feel.
Courage and faith unfold,
reminding us—
we have done this before.
That's right, as children, we wondered, played,
frolicked with the lightness until we laughed, and surrendered what wasnt ours to hold.
This was before our wings were clipped
in the name of being someone elses right.
But, little they knew our wings grew back.
When we steady, we sense the echoes,
the silence, the wounds—
and with support, we can see all that is needed to break the spell.
The weight of shame and blame falls away.
The short straw was never ours to keep.
Bitter, sweet, rage, and grace—
they pass through us,
as these feelings are not us.
We are light—
burning bright,
melting what no longer belongs.
Through life’s contrast,
truth finds its way through the cracks.
Life is uncertain, shifting, raw.
But we are not alone.
There is another way—
one of courage, of becoming,
We trust and find a way, through another which can inspire and remind us, that we are free.
Free to give ourselves permission to outgrow the old, to unfold,
to follow the heart’s knowing,
to rise, to fly again.
A reflection of life, as a Counsellor, a Witness, a Student, an observer on this endless journey called life.
Thank you to all who have walked, and walk with me.
We may feel knowing, but we never truly know.
And in that, we grow.
Always Love Alison - Interwisdom Counselling Services - www.interwisdom.com.au
