Let it be!

LET IT BE! What a thought, and amazing gift to behold. It can be so scary at the most… letting go can feel like loosing control. It can leave you feeling hopeless, helpless, disappointed, upset, and worrisome. Things can be internalized so easily from this state of being, and it goes from LET IT BE, to Let ME be. And whispering words of wisdom when it seems so simple you want to shout? Lol

I arose around 5, so grateful and eager for another day. After a good night of sleep, I went over to get my laundry out of the dryer expecting it to be wet still, but some angel started it before I got there. Last night I chose to LET IT BE because the dryers were taking forever.

Then I headed out for my morning walk, it was chipper and still dark here in Atlanta. I was greeted so kindly by the guard who is always on top of his game. It was great to feel safe and to walk on strengthening and building a great platform for the day.

“You shouldn’t go past the gate, it’s not a good neighborhood. The security guard cannot protect you out here.” A lady lectured me. Here we go, a neighborhood warning again. I thought, “let ME be.” But I patiently stood by her and listened because I knew she was coming from a good place. Then she went on to say, “I was kidnapped when I was 18, and that wasn’t even a bad neighborhood.” She shared with me her story then hopped onto the bus. Wow, what a survivor! LET IT BE.

I forged on, and a hurried lady came past. “Good morning, did the bus come?” she asked in a panic. She just missed it, but another’s coming in a few minutes. I kept on, thinking let me be on my walk. I encountered two more individuals who just missed the bus. I poured faith on them knowing that the next one was right behind, and that their day would work out. Wow, LET IT BE.

I walked past a woman whom I knew sitting at the bus stop. I asked her how she was. She said, “Not feeling well.” Now I cannot just say let me be on my walk, so I sat next to her.

“I don’t have money to get medicine to take care of this cold.” She said with wet hair. LET IT BE, I thought, going outside with wet hair can cause that. I empathized with her and listened as she talked things through. Then she shared, “When I was 14, I was raped by a guy…. my mom was fixing the get her pistol!” Turns out he went to prison. My goodness, what a survivor! LET IT BE!

I had been building posts the past couple of days… and wanted so badly to share this friend’s wisdom and compassion. I had basically disappeared at the time thinking let ME be for now.

But here she is, saying she chose to let me be… and extended to me understanding, empathy and faith in our friendship. She believed in our relationship, and said LET IT BE! And enlighteningly shared that it was probably best that I let Darren be. (My exhusband that I reconciled with.) And in reality, I now thank him because he let me be. (For another lady.)

So for today, I am going to be mindful of these miraculous words! Let ME be turns into LET IT BE. Can I be patient and understanding? Will I whisper words of wisdom, because a deeper understanding and appreciation will follow? Will I extend to myself and others empathy… LET IT BE!