ᴡᴇʟᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ɪɴʜᴀʟᴇs — ᴍʏ ᴄᴏʀɴᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ʀᴇꜰʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅɪɴɢ, ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴏʀʏᴛᴇʟʟɪɴɢ. ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ɪ sʜᴀʀᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪ’ᴍ ʟᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪ’ᴍ ᴜɴʟᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴍᴇ sᴛᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴀs ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛ, ᴇᴅᴜᴄᴀᴛᴏʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ɪɴ ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴇss.
ᴛʜᴇ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴏʀᴍ
ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɪʀᴏɴʏ ᴏꜰ ʟᴀᴜɴᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴄᴀʟᴍ-ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛ ʙʀᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴍʏ ᴏᴡɴ ʙᴏᴅʏ ɪs ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴜᴛ ᴄᴀʟᴍ
ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ’s ᴀ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏꜰ ɪʀᴏɴʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ʏᴏᴜ ʟᴀᴜɢʜ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ, ᴄʀʏ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴀᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ ɪᴛ ᴀʟʟ.
ɪ’ᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪᴅᴅʟᴇ ᴏꜰ ʟᴀᴜɴᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛɪʟʟᴘᴏɪɴᴛ — ᴀ sᴘᴀᴄᴇ ғᴏʀ ɢᴇɴᴛʟᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛɪɴɢ, ɴᴇʀᴠᴏᴜs-sʏsᴛᴇᴍ sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ, ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜᴡᴏʀᴋ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏ-ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ — ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴍʏ ᴏᴡɴ ʙᴏᴅʏ ɪs ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛʟʏ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ ɪᴛs ᴏᴡɴ ᴄᴜʀʀɪᴄᴜʟᴜᴍ ᴏɴ ᴅʏsʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.
ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴘʀᴇssᴜʀᴇ.
ɴᴇᴄᴋ ᴛᴇɴsɪᴏɴ.
ᴅɪᴢᴢɪɴᴇss.
ғᴀᴛɪɢᴜᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅʀᴏᴘs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ʙᴏɴᴇs. ᴀ ꜰᴏɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴍᴘʟᴇsᴛ ᴛᴀsᴋs ꜰᴇᴇʟ ʜᴇᴀᴠʏ. ᴀ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜰᴇᴇʟs ᴜɴᴘʀᴇᴅɪᴄᴛᴀʙʟᴇ, ᴏᴠᴇʀᴡʜᴇʟᴍᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ… ʟᴏᴜᴅ.
ᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀɴ’ᴛ ᴛʀɪᴄᴋ-ᴏʀ-ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛᴡᴏ ʙʟᴏᴄᴋs ᴡɪᴛʜ ʟᴏᴜ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ᴍʏ ʙʀᴀɪɴ sᴛᴀʀᴛs ᴘᴏᴜɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍʏ ᴋɴᴇᴇs sʜᴏᴏᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴘᴀɪɴ.
ᴏɴᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅʀᴏᴘs ᴀ ᴍɪɢʀᴀɪɴᴇ sᴏ ɪɴᴛᴇɴsᴇ ɪ’ᴍ ᴡᴏʀʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴅʀɪᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ.
ᴏɴᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴜʀɴs ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴅᴀʏ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴍᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏꜰ “ʜᴏᴡ ꜰᴀʀ ᴄᴀɴ ɪ ɢᴏ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ᴍʏ ʙᴏᴅʏ sᴀʏs ɴᴏ?”.
ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴇᴛ — sᴏᴍᴇʜᴏᴡ — ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴀᴄᴛ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪ ꜰᴇʟᴛ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ꜰɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ʙᴇɢɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴏʀᴋ.
ɪᴛ’s ʜᴜᴍʙʟɪɴɢ.
ɪᴛ’s ɪʀᴏɴɪᴄ.
ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ’s ᴀʟsᴏ ᴅᴇᴇᴘʟʏ ᴄʟᴀʀɪꜰʏɪɴɢ.
ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴋɴᴏᴡ:
1. ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀ ɢᴜɪᴅᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴄᴀʟᴍ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ.
ʏᴏᴜ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀ ɢᴜɪᴅᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ’s ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟᴏsᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜰᴏᴏᴛɪɴɢ — ᴀɴᴅ ꜰɪɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ.
ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ʏᴏᴜ’ᴠᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇᴅ ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴅɢᴇs ᴏꜰ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴡʜᴇʟᴍ.
ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ʏᴏᴜ’ᴠᴇ ᴍᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɴᴇʀᴠᴏᴜs sʏsᴛᴇᴍ ɪɴ ᴀʟʟ ɪᴛs sʜᴀᴘᴇs ᴀɴᴅ sᴇᴀsᴏɴs.
ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇsᴛ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇɴ’ᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛʀᴜɢɢʟᴇ.
ᴛʜᴇʏ’ʀᴇ ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ ɪᴛ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ꜰʟᴀsʜʟɪɢʜᴛ, sᴀʏɪɴɢ:
“ʜᴇʀᴇ’s ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇʟᴘs ᴍᴇ. ʜᴇʀᴇ’s ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪ’ᴠᴇ ʟᴇᴀʀɴᴇᴅ. ʜᴇʀᴇ’s ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪ’ᴍ sᴛɪʟʟ ꜰɪɢᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ.”
2. ɢᴇɴᴛʟᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛɪɴɢ ɪsɴ’ᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ — ɪᴛ’s ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴɪɴɢ.
ɪ’ᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ʟᴀᴜɴᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛɪʟʟᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴀs sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ꜰʟᴏᴀᴛs ᴏɴ ᴀ ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴇᴀsᴇ.
ɪ’ᴍ ʟᴀᴜɴᴄʜɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ᴀs sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ɪs ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄɪɴɢ:
sʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴡɴ,
ʟɪsᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ ɪɴᴡᴀʀᴅ,
ꜰɪɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ,
sᴏꜰᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴏɴᴇ ɪɴᴄʜ ᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴛɪᴍᴇ,
ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴘᴀɪʀɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍʏsᴇʟꜰ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ ɢᴇᴛ ᴘᴜʟʟᴇᴅ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ.
ɪ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɴᴏᴡ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ʜᴏᴡ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀꜰᴜʟ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs —
ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪ’ᴍ ʟᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴs ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴍʏ ᴏᴡɴ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ ꜰᴀʟʟs ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴀʟɪɢɴᴍᴇɴᴛ.
3. ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴛᴇʟʟs ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ
ᴍʏ sʏᴍᴘᴛᴏᴍs ᴀʀᴇ ɪɴᴄᴏɴᴠᴇɴɪᴇɴᴛ —
ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ’ʀᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴀ ᴍᴇssᴀɢᴇ.
ᴀ ʀᴇᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ.
ᴀ sʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ.
ᴀ ʀᴇᴍɪɴᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ᴄᴀɴ’ᴛ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ʜᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇᴍsᴇʟᴠᴇs ɪꜰ ᴡᴇ’ʀᴇ sᴘʀɪɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴘᴀsᴛ ᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴡɴ ꜰʀᴏɴᴛ ᴅᴏᴏʀ.
ᴛʜɪs sᴇᴀsᴏɴ ɪs ᴀsᴋɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀʟᴋ ᴍʏ ᴛᴀʟᴋ.
ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ɪ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜ:
ɢᴇɴᴛʟᴇɴᴇss, ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ, ᴘᴀᴄɪɴɢ, ᴄᴜʀɪᴏsɪᴛʏ, ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀssɪᴏɴ.
4. ᴛʜᴇ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴡᴀs ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʙᴜɪʟᴛ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴘᴇʀꜰᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ
ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʙᴜɪʟᴛ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴɪᴛʏ.
ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ ꜰɪɴᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ꜰᴇᴇʟs ᴛɪɢʜᴛ.
ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪɴʏ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴏꜰ ᴄᴀʟᴍ ʏᴏᴜ ʙᴏʀʀᴏᴡ ꜰʀᴏᴍ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴇʟsᴇ.
ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇssʏ, ʜᴏɴᴇsᴛ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛɪɴɢ — ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ — ɪs ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪꜰᴜʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴꜰᴜsɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ sᴀᴄʀᴇᴅ.
ᴛʜᴇ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ɪsɴ’ᴛ ᴀ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀʀɪᴠᴇ.
ɪᴛ’s ᴀ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇ.
ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ.
ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ’s ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟ ɪʀᴏɴʏ:
ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ ᴀ sᴘᴀᴄᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs ᴛᴏ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜᴇ…
ᴍʏ ᴏᴡɴ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ꜰɪɢʜᴛ ꜰᴏʀ.
ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪᴛᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʟᴘɪɴɢ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀᴛᴇ…
ᴍʏ ᴏᴡɴ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ sʜᴏᴏᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ.
ʙᴜᴛ ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ’s ɴᴏᴛ ɪʀᴏɴʏ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ.
ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ ɪᴛ’s ɪɴɪᴛɪᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.
ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ ɪ’ᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ʟᴀᴜɴᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴅᴇsᴘɪᴛᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ’s ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ʙᴏᴅʏ…
ʙᴜᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴏꜰ ɪᴛ.
ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟ ᴡɪsᴅᴏᴍ ɢʀᴏᴡs —
ɴᴏᴛ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴘᴇʀꜰᴇᴄᴛʟʏ ᴄᴀʟᴍ,
ʙᴜᴛ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʟᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ꜰɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛɪʟʟᴘᴏɪɴᴛ
ʀɪɢʜᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪᴅᴅʟᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴏʀᴍ.
ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ʜᴇʀᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪs:
ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴄᴀʟᴍ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇʟᴏɴɢ ʜᴇʀᴇ.
ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴀʀɴ.
ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴘᴇʀꜰᴇᴄᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛ ɢᴇɴᴛʟʏ.
ʏᴏᴜ ᴊᴜsᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ.
♡ ᴄᴀʀᴍᴇʟ ʀᴏsᴇ
The Still Point
ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴜsᴇ, ᴀ sᴛᴏʀʏ
ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴀ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ — sᴏ sᴍᴀʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴍɪss ɪᴛ — ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴʜᴀʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxʜᴀʟᴇ.
ᴀ ǫᴜɪᴇᴛ ᴘᴀᴜsᴇ.
ᴀ ᴛɪɴʏ sᴏғᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ.
ᴀ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴅʏ sᴀʏs, “ʀɪɢʜᴛ ʜᴇʀᴇ. sᴛᴀʏ.”
ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ʀᴇꜰʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀʀᴇ ʙᴏʀɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ.
ɪ’ᴠᴇ sᴘᴇɴᴛ ʏᴇᴀʀs ʟᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ʜᴏʟᴅ sᴘᴀᴄᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ — ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʙɪɢ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢs, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ sᴍᴀʟʟ ʙᴏᴅɪᴇs, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴍᴇssʏ, ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪғᴜʟ ᴡᴀʏs ᴏғ ʙᴇɪɴɢ.
ᴀɴᴅ sᴏᴍᴇᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪᴅᴅʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴏʟᴅɪɴɢ,
ɪ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴇᴅ ɪ ɴᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʜᴇʟᴅ ᴛᴏᴏ.
ᴀ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟᴀɴᴅ.
ᴀ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜᴇ.
ᴀ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ғᴇᴇʟ ᴛᴇɴᴅᴇʀ ᴏʀ ᴛʀᴜᴇ ᴏʀ ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴏʀ ʜᴏʟʏ.
ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ɪɴʜᴀʟᴇs ɪs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ.
ʜᴇʀᴇ, ɪ’ʟʟ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴛᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴍᴇ:
ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜᴡᴏʀᴋ, ɴᴇʀᴠᴏᴜs sʏsᴛᴇᴍ sᴄɪᴇɴᴄᴇ, ɢᴇɴᴛʟᴇɴᴇss, ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴄᴇ,
ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴏғ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅᴇᴅ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ — ғᴏʀ ᴍʏsᴇʟғ, ғᴏʀ ᴍʏ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ,
ᴀɴᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ɪ ɢᴜɪᴅᴇ.
ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪs, ɪ’ᴍ sᴏ ɢʟᴀᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴡᴀʏ ʜᴇʀᴇ.
ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ.
ʟᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀsᴇʟғ ʟᴀɴᴅ.
ᴀɴᴅ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴘᴀᴄᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴡʜᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴏ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ.
♡ ᴄᴀʀᴍᴇʟ ʀᴏsᴇ
The Still Point