My Battle Is Done

Resetting the compass Day 2:
2012 is stretched out before us like a blanket of clean snow. We must be careful where and how we tread, for each mark we make will show.
Last January I slipped, fell, and thrashed around, throwing snow in all directions. This January, all that is evidence of me, is a row of tiny neat footprints.

As a result of 2011 I have become much more still, calmer, and more patient. Instead of going out and trying to “get” life, this year I will sit in utter complacency and let some life come to me. Instead of constantly trying to “fix” life, I will let life repair itself. This will be a year of consistent calmness, rather than a year of trying to attain it. That book I’m trying to write will have to write itself when it’s ready. That painting I’m trying to paint will have to paint itself when it’s ready. That relationship I’m trying to repair will have to repair itself when it’s ready. Yesterday, on my beach walk, I laid down my sword in the sand, acknowledged it, and walked away. I’m tired of fighting all the time. I’m tired of striving all the time. I’m tired of doing all the time.

2011 made me tired. And that is not a bad thing. It’s okay to be tired after doing very hard work – both physically and mentally. It’s okay to lay down the sword. It’s okay to take time to rest and reset the compass.

And so, as another day goes by, it’s time to rest and reset, my battle is done, and …I have written.

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