Walking On Eggshells

The phrases skating on thin ice and walking on broken glass or walking on eggshells are “be-careful” expressions that indicate caution, vigilance, discretion needed. We know that eggshells are easily broken as is thin ice and that walking on broken glass gives thoughts of injuries we don’t want to imagine. The adjectives messy, freezing cold, and bloody, respectively, come to mind.

Such a person who walks or skates in this manner may be a risk-taker. [Beware.]

Or a girl could be walking or skating in such a manner because of the fear of breaking something (a heart, a relationship, work security) or ruining everything she thought or wanted-to-be true in her crazy journey she called her life. Again, note the adjectives...

Symptoms:

One is extra careful when speaking to someone in order not to make them angry…

One has to always cover all the bases, be overly cautious, always play it safe, consider everything she does or says before she does it, use kid gloves-- all while feeling like she’s on a tightrope…

She wishes she could feel free-er…

Got any of the above symptoms? 

You got eggshells underfoot, girl, or thin ice, or worse yet, broken glass.

I know that as a Christian and lover of God, My Savior, there is no fear in love. The above symptoms spell fear for me. How to get over this tiptoeing around? You may be saying: I can’t help it. It is the way it is; my heart won’t let me love as I should, live as I should.

1 John tells us that perfect love drives out fear. 1 John 3:20 reminds us that God is greater than our hearts. Yes, GOD IS GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS, FEELINGS, AND ALL THAT STUFF THAT GOT YOU TO WALKING ON EGGSHELLS IN THE BEGINNING.

Time to let it go.

Ram Dass, an inspiration writer, with intentions of delivering us back into our souls, wrote, “We’re all just walking each other home.”  It's going to be a more peaceful, joyful, loving walk without eggshells, thin ice, or broken glass underfoot.

Hallelujah. 

Take a hold of someone’s hand and enjoy the journey.