The Beat of Joy's Fragile Dance
Joy. Sorrow. Pain. Peace. Good. Bad.. Negative. Positive. Strengths. Weaknesses. Responding. Reacting. It seems that life is continually pulling us one way or the other; creating a dance that at the best of times leaves us panting, questioning, and wondering if we'll ever learn the steps. This push/pull between life ebbing and flowing, between the moments that make our hearts soar or leave it floundering, create a dance that I too often find myself stumbling over the steps. Sometimes I'm too much and other times it's just right. Sometimes we laugh too loudly or maybe not at all. It rains too much or not enough. Life hands us a loss and/or a promotion. Sometimes I'm too exuberant in sharing and other times it was apples of gold in pictures of silver. Sometimes someone likes me and then they don't. One moment we may be rejoicing and the next left in tears. I trust God one time and the next I find myself reaching for what I can manage. One time my prayer is g...