Grace and Ease

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My friend, Janet, called this morning. She had read my blog about hitting the pavement, literally, when Jacks the dog knocked me down, bloodying my knees and all. She was just calling to check on me. I assured her I was perfectly fine...just a scrapped knee. Nearly everyone of us has experienced scrapped up knees, though mostly when we were in those accident prone years of childhood. But, of course, that minor stuff can happen anytime. I've certainly had some significant falls in the past several years. Scrapping my knees is nothing. But still, it was sweet that she inquired.

Then we got talking about renewing my Walk. I told her I had immediately begun to "plan" it: determining the distance from Orlando to Tallahassee, Tallahassee to Mobile, AL, Mobile to Little Rock, AR. I planned how many days it would take to get from point A to point B. What time of year it would be when I arrive here or there.

Hello Linda, AGAIN?!? REALLY!!!. Here I was trying to be in control of the whole thing from start to finish in the air conditioned comfort of my little space. Man, what the heck is wrong with me? Do I NEVER learn?

Sooooo, Janet and I are chatting about this and she mentions maybe I might want to consider walking this time with grace and ease. Janet and I have talked alot about grace and ease in the past. Grace and ease seem pretty nice topics while we sit in the relative comfort of home, family and friends. But on the phone this morning, as I envisioned myself pushing that 200 lb cart up and over the intercoastal waterway, I was not connecting at all with grace and ease. Now after I got over the bridge (well, in all honesty, it was probably many weeks after I got over the bridge) I saw abundant grace. But certainly no ease. Not then and not this morning on the phone. In fact, I think I may have thought Janet was a crazy person for even bringing it up. (Sorry Janet ;)

But after we hung up, I got to thinking about grace and ease. Grace and ease exist within us whether we are aware of it or not. Just like joy and love. We possess joy and love. We possess grace and ease. So it's a matter of (here we go again) opening up to it. Grace and ease isn't something we wait to see manifest. Grace and ease is ours to experience in every moment. Particularly tough moments.

Like pushing a heavy cart over a bridge.

So thank-you, Janet, for reminding me who I am and all that I have at my disposal. You are a treasure.