.Taking Chances.

Sometimes I lose sight of the big picture....what is most important...and then, out of the blue, something comes along and slaps me across the face as if to tell me I'm right where I'm supposed to be. Tonight, it was a group of seven eighth grade girls who really didn't know each other but made every effort to be loving and welcoming....to be living examples for all of us to see.

It doesn't take much for me to understand it....I suppose a slap in the face works just fine to get the message across and believe me, I get it. Life isn't as complicated as people say. Sure....it's not easy, but we all want the same things. We all want to be happy, to find that we've spent our days in such a way that we will be welcomed into Heaven by the angels....and yet we count our hard times far more than our many blessings. It makes me wonder, when will anything ever be enough? What or how much do you need to have before you start saying "thank you" more than "I need....." ? How much does one need to be happy? The ideal answer is just love....but so many people aren't satisfied with that gift. It really is. Love hurts sometimes. Love is hard work. Love is a verb. We say it quickly and often forget that those three words mean something....and sometimes we forget the meaning and we say it too soon or even to those who hurt us.....but love anyway. Love the finest way you know. No one will ever scold you for loving too much....but you will quickly find that if you don't love enough you will scold yourself. 

I think it's easy to worry about what loving can do....what if my heart gets broken....what if my pieces never fit back together....what if I'm not good at it......but what if you are.....what if you took the love you had to give and just gave it....sure you might get hurt, but chances are you might also find your soul satisfied and fed. 

So, I think I'll take my chances and hope for the best....for it is true, broken hearts do heal....but the heart that remains intact has never known the depth of true joy.