And you know how much I love alliteration. Don’t worry, I’ll try to be kind.
As of late, there were some choices I had to make. Most of them, of course, resulted in breaking my heart. I, of course, have recently made a decision, and wouldn’t you know it, the day after, I get hit with a test. A crisis of faith, indeed. So, to make this recent decision real, I have complied, yet another list.
Lesson 1: Courage-it takes more courage to choose the things you know will break your heart.
Lesson 2: Choice--sometimes it isn’t an option to not do anything. We all choose something, and if we are not careful, the things we failed to take a stand against will end up choosing us. George Bernard Shaw said, "Take care to get what you like or you will be forced to like what you get."
Lesson 3: Cost--Every choice has a cost. And we shouldn’t choose things based on the weight of the cost. We are poor judges of what costs us more.
Lesson 4: Commitment--We are all committed to something. And how we protect that commitment shows us a lot about our character.
Lesson 5: Crisis--And of course, with everything we believe we face a crisis. Crisis is where we make decisions.
Lesson 6: Crying--Right now, I’m sitting in a coffee shop so that I won’t burst into tears. But I know that right now what I need is a real good cry.
Lesson 7: Cookies--I like cookies. Especially ones with chocolate. Hmmm...chocolate.
Lesson 8: Care--After all this, I have to remember to take care of my heart. I have been such a poor steward of it that I know my first tendency is to move toward heartache. And although my heart is broken, it is still my heart and it will be healed again, whole and yes...complete.
Ok. I feel better. Thank you for indulging me. Gonna eat some cookies now. :-)
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