“It doesn’t interest me to know where you live or how much you have. I want to know if you can get up, after the night of grief and despair, weary and bruised to the bone, and do what needs to be done to feed the children … I want to know if you will stand in the center of the fire with me and not shrink back.” ~ Oraiah Mountain Dreamer

I know there are days when life seems “bad” — when your… heart feels like its been torn to pieces, or when you feel abandoned & alone, or when you are in so much physical pain that you have trouble just getting out of bed.

And on such days, the ego can be extra insidious … It will tell you that you are too sad or tired or in too much pain to make a difference. It will tell you that you don’t make a difference, period.

Well, I have some good news … On the very days when all seems especially hopeless, there is indeed hope. For on those days it is no longer necessary for you to do anything “big” to make a difference. On those days you make a difference just by having the courage to get out of bed anyway. On those days it is enough for you to care enough to refuse to give up — to muster the energy for one step towards another; to radiate one small smile.

So please remember that when the night is darkest, one tiny candle will light an entire room. It IS enough that you get out of bed … It is enough that you simply refuse to give up.

Filed under: Wisdoms from the Journey by Scaughdt