August 26, 2012

Amelia Audrey Moore

Two years today!

Two years of sustained, uninterrupted growth and development. Here's to walking, dancing, throwing things, falling down, laughing, crying, commenting on the state of the world and stating personal choices. Here's to happiness and sadness, undiluted and undaunted by those around.

Only babies seem to have the courage to daily grow and change. Every day  is a happy challenge. A chance to do more, do longer, do more daringly what they did the day before. By the time we reach adulthood – often even adolescence or earlier – we've begun to doubt our ability, second guess our talents and strengths and hold back the tide of change, closing in on ourselves and beginning the construction of the box that we will spend the rest of our life in. By then, we have voices in our world saying, “you can't do that”, “you can't afford that”, "that won't work" and even, “I don't like you like that. Change back!” And so we go... timidly, carefully, building safety nets under ourselves, never burning our bridges in case we do need to turn back, not listening to our heart because our head is telling us it isn't safe and “what if?.......”

And yet..... and yet.....the world is the same place it was when we were two. The universe is a place with the miraculous ability to capture our dreams and set them in motion. God tells us that we have the time, the money, the talent, the energy, the strength and everything else we need to move on to the next thing, and the next thing, and the next thing …..and then the next thing. When we get stalled out, helping hands will come alongside with new moves for sticky places and we only get stuck when we stop dreaming, imagining, visualizing and living in the joy that is set before us. Joy is a given when we follow our feet instead of following the path.

I myself have lived too carefully. Too safely. It's never too late to step up, step out, shout out, “get ready! Here I come!” And see what happens. See what happens?  

Happy Birthday Millie