Now is okay

Dear Friend,

You are where you are meant to be. And not because everything here in the present moment is woven together perfectly, but because through all you have been through, you are free to slow down, rest, and breathe. And just be here, simply be here, without rushing to sort through everything.

Even when there are a thousand things to do, do your best with what you have, but do not let what is unfinished define you. You will always be able to find tasks you could have given a little more attention to. You will always be able to sit and wonder about things that could have gone differently. But you will also always be able to rest, and know peace right here, where you are, knowing grace is never far and worry does not have to win here.

Worry does not have to win.
And the more you live in the present moment,
the more you will see: it loses its strength.

The future will arrive when it is meant to arrive, and you do not have to exhaust yourself in the present moment trying to figure out how you will get there. The energy you have been giving to thoughts about the future is energy you need for right now. The time you have been giving to try to sort through things in the past is time you could be spending in the moment that lies before you. Be present to this moment and let it surprise you with just how beautiful this day can be beyond the boundaries of your worries.

Dare to let yourself just be here. Dare to believe you are free to make the most of life while living with uncertainty.

Because this is the wilderness, and it is not where you thought you would be, but it is out here on the unbridled paths you will find the courage and strength you need to be present in the moment and make the most of the little things.

Because perhaps in the waiting,
you are doing more
than merely waiting.
You are growing
in your capacity
to receive what meant for you.
Perhaps you are learning the value
of noticing the beauty in the life
right before you.

Keep taking deep breaths.
Keep trusting in the process.
There is a lot of life to live here
and you are still not finished yet.

-MHN