no matter how hard it get, keep ya head up......

“I know it seems hard sometimes but remember one thing. 
Through every dark night, theres a bright day after that. 
So no matter how hard it get, stick your chest out,

 keep ya head up.... and handle it.”

Tupac Shakur

I have lived my life with this motto.
Most of the time it has worked well, I'm really good at compartmentalization.  I suck it up, push it in, eat it away or ignore it.  Truth is for all of us, sometimes the world is heavy.
The weight pushes down on our backs,
pinches our shoulders,
causes our back to curve under the pressure of it all.
Worry lines press on the forehead,
and
in the midst of it
we feel as if we might not be able to move forward,
frozen if you will,
stuck in fear,
collapsing under the pressure,
falling to our knees.

I've been there so many times,
the stories,
they would be endless..
but
the truth I have come to believe is this:
Do not be afraid,
Do not worry,
Life moves in a forward motion,
second reaching into the next,
hours move on the clock
midnight comes
and
darkness falls and covers the horizon.
It feels like we can't breathe,
feels as if we are going to be squished and collapse under all
the heaviness
and
just when we think we are gonna give up...
something or someone or both all intertwined,
steps up behind us
and
whispers in our ear.....

Let go a bit....
shift the weight onto me...
I got this....
Do not worry
and
before we know it,
or even begin to understand it....
the weight lifts as the light
moves toward the dawn of a new day.

so if you are carrying the heavy weight today....
let it shift on back a bit...
someone or something has it...
Trust this
give IT up
and
stick out your chest
and
keep your head up.

Life continues to ebb and flow and
just when it feels almost over
the Force of Hope,
the Joy of Dawn,
the
Beckon of Faith
moves over us
and lightens the load.

Trust IT.....
Let IT carry you....
and
just
keep walking....
you will get through it.
I'm trusting it today, even if you don't.

Holding a bit of your weight
on my own shoulders tonight
and
inviting you to move one step closer to the dawn.

Hang in there on this Thursday....
blessings and hugs...