"this is hard"

"You did not see this year turning out this way, and the plans that seemed steady have fallen out of place, but even here, even now, you have not fallen from grace; this glorious, gritty unmerited favor that shows up everyday, reminding you: you are Loved...even while you feel this way. And it is okay to say, “this is hard.” It is okay if things are not the same. It is okay if there are feelings that are strong, but they are confusing and too hard to name. For more than you were meant to sort through all of this, you were meant to trust and let go. You were meant to go through every stage it takes to learn, heal, and grow. All of this is a process. A slow journey through the canyons. A deepening into the experience of learning how to just be, and find peace, right here in the mess of things. Knowing that even when you can’t touch it or name it, you will still find the strength you need. You will wake up morning and realize: all along, you were guided. You were seen."

- Morgan Harper Nichols