Strength

It's springtime in Arkansas. Besides the beautiful flowers that bloom and the pollen that is covering everything with green dust, we also have wicked storms. Tornados are a common occurrence here at this time of year. If we don't have tornados, we have thunderstorms with high winds and lots of lightning. It's just part of Spring.

We have a covered deck on our house and this Spring we noticed two robins building a nest just under the roof on a support beam. After several days of building, mama robin now sits on her nest. At the moment, we've shut down all grilling and reading on the deck so no one is disturbed while the wonder of life hatches open. In fact, we now have two screaming baby birds that keep the grown up robins pretty busy. It's a bad time to be a worm in our neighborhood! It's been amazing to watch.

A recent thunderstorm blew in with almost horizontal wind. The rain was fierce and so was the lightning. Everything grew extremely dark in the middle of the day. I walked past our sliding glass door and saw something just remarkable. That mama robin wasn't moving. She held tight and wedged down into her nest. Nothing - not the wind, not the rain - nothing was going to dislodge her from that spot! Her strength was just amazing.

That is a perfect picture of the resolve you must have as you strive to become healthier. It definitely gets intense at times in the journey beyond abuse. Forces beyond your control whip around you, drenching you - throwing everything at you to dislodge you from your determination. It is when things are the most intense that you must not waiver. You are on a path that will bring peace, health, and depth. You have the strength to weather this storm. The wonder of your life is hatching within you.

Storms will pass. Clouds will dissipate. You are strong enough to do this. Wet wings will dry and you will soar.