Smiling because Hope is my word for this year
and I've just loved this cheerful little mug
ever since I first saw it.
Once I discovered it, it didn't take me long to realize that it had been discontinued and wasn't widely available for purchase. With a little persistent searching tho, I was able to find it in one online store so I signed up for their newsletter and waited for a discount coupon code. When one arrived a couple weeks ago I placed my order, considering the mug an early gift from the Easter Bunny.
As I sit with it, I do love the cheerful stripes, happy flowers, and the word "Hope" on it. But, as I suspected I might, I'm struggling a little bit with the verse. Partly because I've come to fondly call my Higher Power "Grace" and I cherish Her soft, gentle side. The verse feels a bit off-putting (and arrogant) to me.
Perhaps in time things will shift for me. Or perhaps they won't and I will choose not to drink from it any more... we'll just have to see, won't we?
I see this as an opportunity to practice....
~ Hope that, given time and space, I can (and will!) listen well
~ Enough by valuing what I sense, see, and know to be true for me
~ Mercy by being gentle with myself as I work thru this
~ Grace by embracing the process, myself, and maybe even my beautiful new mug.
Smiling softly because I so treasure how all of my words-for-the-year can and do still encircle me with their wisdom, continually guiding and blessing me.
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