I asked for wisdom and got it and found it is painful to be so wise.
I asked for strength then decided I could never have the strength I needed, so I left it to God and the Universe to be my strength.
I asked for patience and realized that all things flow in their own time and patient or not changes nothing.
I asked for independence and found value in interdependence as no one is just one.
I have gotten everything I have ever asked for and found there is truth in ’Be careful for what you wish’. I wonder when it was I realized I wished for the wrong things?
And knowing the power of
The Wish I hesitate in the doorway of another year afraid to get it wrong but needing to get it right. I wonder if that indeed is wisdom?
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It's been an interesting time adjusting to 'retirement' after a long career in nursing. Forty odd years actually and the challenge has been to try and figure out who I am. It seems that for the largest part of my life I have defined myself as a nurse. More so than a mother, wife etc - you know all those tags we hang on ourselves and for what reason? I am still learning, still searching, and still evolving I guess. At first it all seemed a little confusing, trying to sort out the what and the who and the like. Now it has become a great adventure. I have so many wonderful models that I have met here on Wordpress. It is amazing how close you can feel to those who brave the pages each day or week or month to share a little of themselves.
January 2, 2012 at 9:50 pm
Love this! ‘all things flow in their own time’ soooo very true!
January 2, 2012 at 11:12 pm
I agree…I guess I am giving up thinking I can control anything!
January 2, 2012 at 8:54 pm
Yeah, I stopped asking for patience. And when I realized that I’m a hard-headed learner, I added the extension…”Please give me wisdom, but don’t make it hurt.”
Wonderful post. Thanks for the beautiful reminder of what’s important.
January 2, 2012 at 11:13 pm
I love your request for wisdom but don’t make it hurt!
January 2, 2012 at 6:39 pm
It has been quite the ride Chris and I’m glad we connected. ♥Happy ♥New ♥Year ♥ & TY for the blog love!
January 2, 2012 at 11:15 pm
I’m sure glad we connected also Elizabeth!
January 1, 2012 at 11:34 pm
Love this post Chris. And while I didn’t wish for you in 2011 you appeared in my life and will continue to be there as you are on my wish list for 2012.
January 2, 2012 at 11:16 pm
Thanks Judith…you have no idea how much your voice of reason gives me strength!
January 1, 2012 at 9:46 pm
So much wisdom in so few words!
January 2, 2012 at 11:17 pm
Ah Lois they do sound wise..which always surprises me.
January 1, 2012 at 9:45 pm
ah well, you can never get it wrong. All things, all wishes, all dreams and thoughts, become part of your journey and shape you into the marvel that you are!
January 2, 2012 at 11:19 pm
You are right Joss and now I just need to make wise wishes dreams and thoughts!
January 1, 2012 at 8:06 pm
Wow, this is an amazing post, Chris! Happy New Year to you———-
Kathy
January 2, 2012 at 11:20 pm
Thanks Kathy..wish I could take credit for it but my brain just popped the words out!
January 1, 2012 at 6:25 pm
That is one heck of a post……love it.
January 2, 2012 at 11:21 pm
I am glad you do my friend..it didn’t seem all that profound at the time. Maybe I better let my subconscious write more thi gs!
January 1, 2012 at 5:29 pm
Very profound Chris – it makes you think! “Be careful for what you wish for” has always stayed with me since I heard it years ago somewhere.
Happy 2012 my dear friend!
January 2, 2012 at 11:22 pm
I always suspected my wishes came true. Now I just have to make better wishes!
January 1, 2012 at 12:07 pm
Reminds me of my favorite line from the movie The Field of Dreams.
Some days you win.
Some days you lose.
Some days it rains.
My mother raised me on a number of sayings. Two were: “If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.” and “Nothing ventured, nothing gained. ”
Realized reading your posts that those two sayings–which I hated hearing–sharped me in ways I didn’t necessary want and often wished hadn’t happened. I also brings on the salty waters. The saying made me do lots more with my life than I imagined. Moreover, I suspect have made me more content than if my what I wished for had been granted.
Complicated isn’t it? Thank you Chris, I didn’t wish for you, but glad you were given to me.
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January 2, 2012 at 11:24 pm
I am glad we found each other and now you have me thinking of sayings I was raised on so am off now to do the post!
January 1, 2012 at 10:49 am
Wonderful Chris! Wishing you a very happy 2012!
January 1, 2012 at 10:56 am
Thanks Mark and a Happy Healthy New Year to you!
January 1, 2012 at 9:36 am
Brilliant!!! Makes me want to make sure to rethink any and all wishes. Truly wonderful Chris.
January 1, 2012 at 10:58 am
I hope your first day of this year is wonderful Colleen!
January 1, 2012 at 9:30 am
Wow, that is profound.. esp patience, everything in its own time whether you are patient or not! I need to scrawl that one in red lipstick across the mirror!! c
January 1, 2012 at 10:59 am
Does red lipstick give patience? chuckle chuckle!