“In the space between yes and no, there’s a lifetime. It’s the difference between the path you walk and the one you leave behind; it’s the gap between who you thought you could be and who you really are; it’s the legroom for the lies you’ll tell yourself in the future.”
Jodi Picoult
Five years before I waited at home thinking I would be feeling better at any moment, I wrote this poem:
Lasting revolutions are bathed in silence –
in one moment when everything stops.
Choices wash away, swept into the
tide of “I must I must I can’t I don’t know
how and I can’t and…” suddenly we find
ourselves on our feet off our asses
Standing, wobbly. Saying no. Saying yes.
Saying nothing. Praying. Soundless.
We vaguely hear the breath entering
and leaving our nose, feel our chest
moving up and down, threatening to
heave unspilled tears out with extra human force.
We swear there is
so much heat in our blood our
skin will blister.
It doesn’t.
Did I know what was coming five years in the future? Did I know in ten years I would finally be finishing the book?
Did I know the biggest decision of my life was on the horizon?
Ironically now I have no idea what made me so fired up that I thought the heat in my blood would cause my skin to blister from the inside out.
I sit here now, wondering where any concept of wisdom or brilliance or stunning growth may show up and share some unexpected or hoped for revelation.
It’s coming.
It’s coming.
This is the waiting time Jodi Piccoult describes.
Where are you in that spectrum?
In the meantime, step back with me to two years ago when I wrote this writing prompt in one sort of collaboration with Brene Brown.
Remember your lens is love.
When you get upset or discouraged or hopeless, remember: your lens is love.
Write for five minutes. Remind yourself, “My lens is love.”
Repeat the process until you know in every ounce of your understanding.
“My lens is love.”
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Thank you for this post! So inspiring and encouraging! I want to do this and write with the lens of love!
Hooray! I look forward to hearing what happens next!
What a beautifully reflective post! I love how you capture the essence of being in that in-between space, where clarity hasn’t quite arrived yet but growth is quietly happening. Your perspective on embracing love and patience in moments of uncertainty is both uplifting and relatable. It’s a reminder that even when we don’t have all the answers, there’s value in sitting with the unknown. Thank you for sharing such an inspiring and heartfelt message. This really hit home with me today!
Thank you for this post… really inspiring