July 15
THE RAINBOW
“What is with that look of concentration?” asked my sponsor.
“I am trying to see the gray.”
“The gray?” she queried.
“Yes, I heard at the meeting that between black and white there is a lot of gray.”
“Ah. Well, my darling, I don’t want you to have black and white thinking, but what lies between black and white are all the colors, the full spectrum.”
“What am I to do with this information? What do I do with all those colors?” I asked in shock and confusion.
“For right now, just remember that all the colors aren’t blue.”
Set out your clothes and plan their day.
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Blocks or Points
The decision must be made; would I rather be criticized
for having done something that is imperfect
or be criticized for having done nothing at all.
Disapproval from others is not possible to prevent.
What I do in anticipation of it is in my control.
I can spend life running from trouble,
chasing peace through underachievement.
Or I can step-up knowing that gravity works
always to pull me down
and that this is neither gift nor burden,
it is simply fact.
I must choose when I will stop tripping
over stumbling blocks
and realize them to be turning points.
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