MAY THIS OCTOBER BRING UNEXPECTED JOY AND MOMENTS OF PEACE
Life is a journey, a complex path that weaves between gratitude for the present and longing for the future. It's a delicate balance between being content with where we are and acknowledging our needs and desires.
Being grateful for where you are doesn't mean you can't yearn for more love, connection, meaning, belonging, or freedom. It doesn't mean you're ungrateful. Instead, it's a testament to your capacity to hold the tension of the present and the future, the known and the unknown, the comfort of contentment and the stretching toward growth.
This journey of trying to hold this tension might feel like a contradiction, but in reality, it's a process of becoming, of unfolding, of growing into the fullness of who you are meant to be. It's a journey worth taking to discover what it means to create space for the complexity of your life.
So, how do we navigate this journey? By acknowledging that it's okay to want more. By practicing gratitude for where we are now. By holding space for the tension between the present and the future.
This journey requires courage, patience, and a willingness to sit with the discomfort of uncertainty. But it's a journey worth taking. For in the journey between gratitude and longing, contentment and desire, we find the rhythm of our lives, the melody of our hearts, the song of our becoming.
More in this week's series called "Embracing The Journey", only with a subscription in the Storyteller App.
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Sincerely,
Morgan Harper Nichols
Life is a journey, a complex path that weaves between gratitude for the present and longing for the future. It's a delicate balance between being content with where we are and acknowledging our needs and desires.
Being grateful for where you are doesn't mean you can't yearn for more love, connection, meaning, belonging, or freedom. It doesn't mean you're ungrateful. Instead, it's a testament to your capacity to hold the tension of the present and the future, the known and the unknown, the comfort of contentment and the stretching toward growth.
This journey of trying to hold this tension might feel like a contradiction, but in reality, it's a process of becoming, of unfolding, of growing into the fullness of who you are meant to be. It's a journey worth taking to discover what it means to create space for the complexity of your life.
So, how do we navigate this journey? By acknowledging that it's okay to want more. By practicing gratitude for where we are now. By holding space for the tension between the present and the future.
This journey requires courage, patience, and a willingness to sit with the discomfort of uncertainty. But it's a journey worth taking. For in the journey between gratitude and longing, contentment and desire, we find the rhythm of our lives, the melody of our hearts, the song of our becoming.
More in this week's series called "Embracing The Journey", only with a subscription in the Storyteller App.
More tomorrow…
Sincerely,
Morgan Harper Nichols
@thestorytellerco
@morganharpernichols
