It's not so much the heat, but the humility.

Spring is here. Everything is changing again, ready to bloom. The fruit and flowers have been biding their time, waiting for the perfect chance to arise and declare your happiness. The rains have been in agreement with the plan, and have done their part perfectly. Winter will be no more, nor drought, nor cold. The sun is ready to shine for you, to bestow it's magical powers unto your skin, leaving it's proof in shades of golden brown that please the sight of sunglassed eyes. Thank God the long stretch is over, and life will begin again. So it is on the inside for me, as well. Multitudes of deep down changes have occurred in such rapid succession, I could not pretend to know where to begin an explanation. Actually, that is untrue. It all began with, and returns to, one word - humility. This year, I learned the all important lesson of getting over yourself. I finally came to the conclusion that my life revolved one hundred and fifty percent around ME. What I wanted, what I desired, what I thought was important, what I held close to my heart, what I thought was the best plan, what I thought was the right way, what I thought others expected of me, what I thought I was entitled to, and how my identity was wrapped up in what I thought I was. I took one stone out of the wall I'd built up, and the whole dam broke wide open. Thank you, humility. This year throughout the long winter months, the old me slowly withered and died in a dry, dusty heap of what used to be. Goodbye, good riddance. I now have room to breath, to grow, and to bloom into the newness that awaits up ahead and unknown. You'd think that very fact would've invited anxiety, but has actually done the opposite and promoted internal peace. I am finished trying to force things into the mold I want them to fit into, but instead look heavenward for my guidance and plans. I am so extremely thankful for this emancipation, and more than a little excited for tomorrow's promises. It's gonna be a crazy, busy, and hot summer down here in Atlanta, GA but you know what? It's not so much the heat, it's the humility.