399

No one wants to make things right more than You

Have it Your way, do what You long to do

Anything can happen when You move,

so would You come and move here

In moments of great doubt, of great fear, and of great weakness, we so desperately want to take control—to attach our souls to a certain outcome, to want things to happen a certain way.

But in the midst of all this doubt, fear, and all these other nebulous emotions, we fail to realize that we confine our minds, becoming unable accurately comprehend what the future might actually have in store for us, and we chain our hearts, preventing it from embracing the joys of both the present moment and that future to come.

Maybe we need to stop trying so hard to make things right when He is the only one that will make it right.

Maybe all we have to do is surrender—because surrender opens us to realities beyond our current imagination—and realize that we just don’t know anything for certain; for as much as the future might hold pain and loss, it may also very well hold boundless joy and redemption.

Maybe all we have to do is have gratitude—for all that’s happened, for all that we are now, and for all that is to come.

398

Afraid? Don’t let fear make you become the very thing you fear.

Uncertain? You can’t know what you don’t know.

Anxious? Suffering in advance does nothing but impart misery.

Failure is on the horizon? Then so is newfound knowledge and strength.

In every thought and in every action is a choice—a choice to be better, or a choice to succumb to your vices and your circumstances.

Stay focused. Do what needs to be done, and do it with a heavy heart and an open mind.

397

Always seek clarity of mind and stillness of heart.

But when the inevitable comes—when the mind is clouded and the heart is in chaos—do not be shocked, and do not be disappointed.

It is but a reminder to be humble—that you are still human, an imperfect being in an imperfect world.

396

Jump for joy, or fall; it’s the only way you’ll feel the sensation of landing back on the ground.

395

Every ounce of energy expended on the past and the inevitable is a disservice to the future self.

394

I just—I just don’t know.

But maybe it was never about knowing.

393

In this very moment in time,

at this very place in the universe,

all things past and future aside,

without rhyme or reason,

if nothing else,

I love you.

392

We can't always be the be the best version of ourselves everyday.

But the effort is usually enough anyway.

391

There are only two ways to avoid misunderstanding—to muster the patience to see another person for who they are, and to surround yourself with people that will do the same for you.

390

You are not this weak. You are not this naïve. Not anymore. Since when was your calling to appease everyone that comes along your path in this life?

You said what you needed to say. Hold fast to what you believe, and what is right.