The Trajectory of Life

"...the trajectory of life is headed somewhere good, toward union. Trust the process and surrender to the urgings of life, gradually growing you up into fullness."
~Fr. Richard Rohr, Daily Meditation @ Center for Action and Contemplation

A dear friend recently gave me a little book by Anne Lamont called Small Victories- Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace.  I knew from the moment I laid eyes on that lovely little watery blue book that it was right up my alley and just what I needed- some victories, please!  There are so many nuggets in this little gem that I've taken to marking the best with hot pink tabs so they will be easy to find and re-read as needed.
One nugget that keeps swirling in my head is, "I was learning the secrets of life: that you could become the woman that you dared to dream of being, but to do so you were going to have to fall in love with your own crazy, ruined self."   Ha!  I have chewed on that statement and, at times, reveled in the thought that my crazy, ruined self  is lovable.  Not my put-together self nor my trying harder to be perfect self... it is my crazy, ruined self  that is lovable.  I guess I'll have to digest that one for a while. 

This day, I will trust the trajectory of this crazy life of mine and believe that it is headed somewhere good.  I will surrender to the urgings of life, that are gradually growing (me) up into fullness.  Amen