Some people are effortlessly calm.
Others are naturally sweet and kind and affectionate.
I am none of these things.
Not because I desire NOT to be, but because even when words of affirmation or a genuine smile might come, a blanket of shyness overwhelms those other abilities. Or, a shudder of questioning waves off my attempt.
I'm not complaining. I see gentleness and extraordinary acts of friendship in strangers and it captures me.
"How beautiful," I think. That one person can make such a difference in my little world! I don't know them. They have no reason to show grace, to connect. And yet...
They do. Moments. Moments like these and the moments when I have blinders on; to sadness, to anger, to passivity, to deceit. All of these make up my day and they capture my attention and I, so easily, become the observer, only occasionally affected by the world around me. That is until...
I look up. I listen. I pray. I stay silent. I sing. I smile. I interact. I try. And I'd rather do any of these than not. Not live. Not breathe. Not feel. Not be.
Take a step. Leap. Give up. And see. See what type of change you can make. What a beautiful world you can contribute to! We can change and we can make a change. It's wonderful! Besides, what do you have to lose?
This quote came from Joyce Meyer's book The Confident Woman. "If you will do what you can do, God will do what you cannot do. Doors will open, a way will be made, and creative ideas will come" (119). From every reaction, there is a chain-reaction. Let it be a positive initiative that makes you take action and then sit back and enjoy, once you see what happens!
