I recently received Morgan Harper Nichols’s beautiful book, All Along You Were Blooming, as a gift. This book is filled with such beautiful soul-filling poetry that I can’t simply pick it up, select a poem, and move on. I have to wait for a moment when I can savor her words and let them sink deep into and soak my soul from the bottom up (if souls have bottoms).
I read the poem that follows this afternoon, and it feels like it was written for me in this moment. I’ve been operating in a fog and from a place of brokenness for far too long. I felt myself beginning to fall beneath the weight of it all, the pandemic, and being in crisis mode all.the.time. A few days ago–Sunday–I simply asked God to help me release the weight. I asked for clarity and direction. I don’t normally put in major [for my job] work hours during the weekend, but Sunday I work-worked for hours nonstop. Something in me felt compelled to clear several things off that particular plate.
By the next morning, I realized that there was a major shift inside. The Divine One had taken the whole load and kept me too busy to fuss and fret. The challenges are still here–obviously–but the weight is not mine to bear. I found myself really breathing again for the first time in a long time.
At the right time,
every broken thing
will come together for good.
You are more than your
failures,
successes,
more than your fears.
And far beyond the surface
of your desires,
there is a truer season
why you are still here.
If you find yourself struggling
to see past your imperfections
because you cannot figure out how
what’s torn apart can come together,
may you know in your soul
that the answer is not found in thinking,
feeling,
doing,
but in trusting what is Greater than you.–Morgan Nichols, All Along You Were Blooming
About the Images: When I received the butterfly postcard [second photo] from my Love Notes friend Christine B, I was über excited because I knew somewhere in my 2016 photo library there was a twin butterfly feasting on yellow flowers [top photo]. Ha! I was wrong. The butterflies, though slightly similar in underside color, are different. My photo features a common buckeye; Christine’s a Melissa Blue. Maybe, they’re cousins. 😉
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Beautiful post. So many beautiful things in nature. I love that poem. Thanks for sharing. I feel very out if sorts. Glad you are feeling a bit better
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Sending you a hug and praying for you, Christine B.
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Your honesty & vulnerability touched me. Be blessed today!
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Hugs…
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Thank you for this, Chandra 🙂
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Thank you for reading, Sheila!
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Beautiful and uplifting post, Chandra. I am also feeling happy just watching the beauty of
The butterflies. 🦋.
miriam
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…but in trusting God who is greater than you!. I love this. In all of our fright, we can get past all of it when we choose to trust. 📌
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Amen. Amen. Amen.
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Thank you for sharing you thoughts and poem!!.. some words by Roy Bennett come to mind; “Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.” (Roy T. Bennett )… 🙂
Until we meet again..
May love and laughter light your days,
and warm your heart and home.
May good and faithful friends be yours,
wherever you may roam.
May peace and plenty bless your world
with joy that long endures.
May all life’s passing seasons
bring the best to you and yours!
(Irish Saying)
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Love that quote! And, as always, the Irish blessings you share! Thank you!
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Lovely pictures and a thought-provoking poem. Delightful Chandra.
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Thank you, Keith!
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Beautiful poem! I too have been living under a burden, a weight, with so many hard things happening, while the pandemic continues, and we struggle to try to get vaccinated and try to stay safe from the virus, and try not to let politics cause me to rage. Just reading this poem quieted my mind, and let my shoulders fall. And take a breath. Thank you
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Awww…sending you a hug, friend!
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This post is so full of light, I relate to this it very much. (:
Also, Morgan’s writings are so pure and raw. I loved this book, I hope to read her next one too!
Blessings!
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Aww, thank you! I’m happy you find the post relatable. She has another book?! [Me running to find it…]
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