permission to change-
blessed are you, dear one,
when the world around you has changed,
everything is different now:
your body, your age, your relationships,
your job, your faith,
the things that once brought you joy,
the people you loved and trusted
and relied on.
the way you exist in the world.
things have changed.
and it would be silly to imagine
you haven’t been altered along with them.
you are not who you once were.
bless that old self.
they did such a great job with what they know.
they made you who you were
-all the mistakes and heartbreak
and naivety and courage.
and blessed are you who you are now.
you who aren’t pretending things are the same.
you who continue to grow and stretch
and show up to your life as it really is-
wholehearted, vulnerable,
maybe a tiny bit afraid.
blessed are you the changed.
As friends and family struggle with life's issues, I feel guilt searching for happiness, peace, calm and figuring out who I am... all alone, without daily or minute-by-minute consideration of another. I will 'wear' permission to change today and see if I can't find the path back. Perhaps I will find a blessing in my imperfect day.