I have loved and lost
Been lost and found myself
Found myself in crazy situations and discovered a way out
Discovered Truth and believed
Believed in people and been hurt
Caused hurt and been forgiven
Forgiven and let go
Let go and held on
Held on and persevered
Persevered and failed
Felt the sting of failure and learned
Learned new things and have grown
Have grown up and been responsible
Had responsiblities and taken steps forward
Moved forward despite setbacks
Been knocked down but have gotten back up
Stood firm and been swayed
I've witnessed the worst and seen the best
I've lived in joy and experienced pain
I've been rejected and welcomed with open arms
I've had to let go and been fiercely loyal
Been amazed and felt disappointment
I've carved out a place for myself and created life
I've lived and watched and experienced.
And now on to more of it all ...
this reminds me of Ecclesiastes :) I used to read that book and think, man this is depressing! But more and more I'm finding that true wisdom comes when you realize that life has it's ups and downs, but your identity and security is not in life - it's in God. I think that God has allowed you to experience ups and downs in order to teach you wisdom - you have become a wise woman Morgan!! I'm really proud of you :)
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This is beautiful Morgan!
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