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Thanking the Past
While On the Soul’s Mysterious Journey
I was having a challenging week due to some personal stuff when I happened to pick up a notebook I received a couple of years ago while attending a weekend workshop with my husband.
In the notebook, I found this note I had scrawled out:
“You’re going to be working with me on this project. It’s called Life.
It’s going to be challenging. It’s going to get messy.
It’s going to take experience, wisdom, and resilience.
You’re going to want to give up at times because learning can be frustrating, but listen…
I’ve got you.
I’m the best teacher in the universe because I’ve been there.
Plus, I’m all-knowing and all-powerful, so you really should listen to me, you puny humans.
Now get to work.”
A pretend note from God.
I had to crack a smile.
The note was kind of funny.
Then I found another entry. It was the product of a writing exercise in which we were asked to answer the question, “Why do I want to go on living?” Here’s an excerpt:
Why Do I Want to Go On Living?
I want to go on living because life is…
