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.

This Little Light of Mine....

Come along with me
Grow small and see
A world that used to be
Sunshine and birthday cakes
Dick, Jane, and Spot
Kitty cats in the barn
Sparky, a stray dog
Momma in the kitchen
Daddy in the old red barn
Rainstorms and mud between the toes
Warm nights on the porch
Apple pie from a tree
Sledding on the nearest hill
Santa and Jesus on Christmas Eve
Now I lay me down to sleep...
Going back
Growing small
Inside your head
Anything is possible....

Most of us have growing-up memories that we cherish. We felt warm, nurtured, secure in this place. And, yet, none of us wanted to stay little. We looked forward to turning ten, and then thirteen, and then eighteen.... It was like breaking out of a shell, feeling free, becoming independent. Along with that feeling, however, came responsibility, hard decisions to be made, and the general emotional roller-coaster of life.

Jesus does not want us to stand still.
We are called to live in spite of the struggles, hardships, challenges.
In fact, your purpose is bigger and bolder than you ever dreamed it could be.
WHY? Because God is still happening as long as you have breath.
And, if God is still happening within you, expect to be a new creature and still be the unique creature he created you to be.

Because we are His children, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts... this was all a part of His plan before the creation of the world.

Hard to wrap your head around all this?

You don't have to; it's already in your heart...

And was there when you were little

And is there now....

This little light of mine, I'm going to let it shine...