Sometimes out of
the greatest sorrow
Arises transformative joy

Through the depths of despair
Hope comes flickering through...

In the most unlikely of ways.

Profound inspiration flows
Through all the muck
Of fear and desperation

Funny how that works

But yet so true

It isn't the simple reading
of instructions that inspires

No, one must actually
do a thing
to know a thing
There is nothing quite like
Experience

Lessons are not
learned on the sidelines.
Through watching other's mishaps
Or reading insightful books.

They are learned on
the battleground of life.

They seem overwhelming
when the boat is rocking
Amid the stormy seas

Yet there is a calm coming,
rest assured.
The sun will come out again.

It will all make sense some day
The ripples and the currents
of the current situation

Purpose and insight
will be revealed

Not now,
but all in due time.

For now, just simply
hold up your hands
Surrender
to God's divine love

Knowing the fullness
of your being is protected
In ways you can't fully see.

Turn and face the storm
Smile in the face
of the showers

And dance...
Just dance.


-Monica Tunnell

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