I have noticed how I try to grasp a sense of internal gravity too prematurely, and then I become frustrated when that sense of deepness or resolve doesn't take as quickly or more often, as permanently as I'd like it to take. I then reflect on how so much of character change comes like the movement of an iceberg, a few feet forward, a step back, and so forth. Change may not arrive as quickly as we'd like it to, but it does arrive. We have to permit ourselves to have grace with the timing in which we arrive.
This is really well said, Tara … especially that image of the iceberg. I do believe grace is always coming; it just moves slow. There is plenty of mercy why we wait and stumble.
Time is a great teacher, allowing contemplation of layered formation to be recognized more readably.
Thanks for reading Ken! Yes, time teaches much. I just need the patience to wait :)
I have noticed how I try to grasp a sense of internal gravity too prematurely, and then I become frustrated when that sense of deepness or resolve doesn't take as quickly or more often, as permanently as I'd like it to take. I then reflect on how so much of character change comes like the movement of an iceberg, a few feet forward, a step back, and so forth. Change may not arrive as quickly as we'd like it to, but it does arrive. We have to permit ourselves to have grace with the timing in which we arrive.
This is really well said, Tara … especially that image of the iceberg. I do believe grace is always coming; it just moves slow. There is plenty of mercy why we wait and stumble.
Agreed, Jonathan, and thank you.