Day 340: It may be dim but there is a light...

Our lives can become a jumbled collection of details, all tightly intertwined that it weighs heavily upon us mentally, physically and spiritually.  Like the last grueling mile of a marathon, so too are these last few weeks of the year.  We may be struggling with our jobs, attending to family issues or just trying to end the year on a positive note. So much is happening around us and it seems the more we struggle to free ourselves from these burdensome shackles the more tightly bound we are by those things we can't seem to control.  But the light of hope and promise always shines through whether we see it or not.  Like getting caught in a rip tide, perhaps the best thing for us to do is to just relax and go with the flow.  Allow yourself a chance to catch your breath, find your bearings and eventually, gradually move in a new direction.  And whether you think so or not you ARE in control and whether you think so or not you ARE blazing a new and better path for yourself.  So just trust in that truth, don't feel you need to race to some arbitrary finish line and let your wonderful life unfold before you.