As I age, I am no longer able to get many things done seemingly instantaneously. For example, I can't clean my house in one go as I used to be able to. Many of the things I am dealing with these days are so multi-layered that it is not possible to do more than make a small dent in the ever-present to do list that faces me daily. Perhaps that is the lesson I am to learn: to forgive myself for not being strong enough, fast enough, smart enough, thorough enough; to have patience with myself and to become aware of my own spiritual poverty and powerlessness in the face of the inevitable passage of time.
This is a very timely post for me too, so thank you!
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God bless you,
Mrs.P xx
I have an idea and I will try and do this myself. Instead of thinking and asking forgiveness for these words: "I'm not fast enough, strong enough, smart enough," ask instead to help in accepting yourself where you are. If there is forgiveness to be done, it is forgiveness for not accepting where we are. Judging ourselves as "not enough," imho, is where we go awry. I can always ask for "more" strength, wisdom, speed ... but I will not think of myself as less because of where I am. Does that make sense? I have to remember to continually ask for Grace. Whenever I do, it works wonders.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mrs. P!
ReplyDeleteTAC, I think ur right. I knew I wasn't fleshing out the concept well enough in my post, but you hit the nail on the head.
I think that is one of the great lessons of aging.