YOU'VE BEEN FAITHFUL. WHAT A GIFT. STAY WITH IT.

Sometimes,

letting go is a daily practice.

It’s waking up every day

taking one mindful exhale after the other,

fully knowing that you will breathe this way

all throughout the day,

exactly how you were meant to.

You will continually loosen your shoulders.

Over and over,

you will recognize the places in your life

where you are not in control.

You will give what you can give

and then, you will rest when the work is done.

So don’t grow weary when the bigger things come along and you fear that you won’t be able to let them go. Remember all of the many hours you’ve already been practicing letting go each day. Remember the grace that has continued to find you along the way. Grace that has shown you that all of your little letting-go’s are a part of the lifelong process of learning to live in a surrender. 

Oh, how faithfully

you have been traveling in the direction

of deeper and deeper surrender each day

(even on the days

where it doesn’t seem that way).

Every exhale is a part of a bigger picture. Every time you let go of anything at all — no matter how small — is a part of a larger story. A story where you are beginning to see that even when it’s been incredibly difficult, you’ve been learning to let go. You’ve been recognizing that you’re capable of taking deep breaths and knowing peace even if you're not in control. You’ve been practicing. You’ve been faithful. What a gift. Stay with it.

More in this week's series called "Grace for the Days Ahead", only with a subscription in the Storyteller App.

More tomorrow…
Sincerely,
Morgan Harper Nichols
@thestorytellerco
@morganharpernichols