Are You Too Small?

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be”

Down the street is a monstrous willow tree. The trunk is 10 feet in diameter and its cathedral-sized dimensions fill an entire lot. It holds court as the most beautiful tree for miles. Everyday, I pass under it just for a moment and let its soft tendrils sweep across my face. Inside this willow sanctuary, I try to breath-in the green and exhale the stuff I obsess about.

You know, what I’m talking about.

I am referring to the times in my life when I am petty and want everything to be fair.
When it has been more important to be right, to be justified, or to be vindicated. I attempt to own up to my struggle to be acknowledged, valued, and important. As I stand there it is clear to me that these things make me small. They diminish God in me. They cut me down to size and impair His vision for my life.

What I really want is to be like that willow tree. To let my life stretch a across the sky giving sanctuary to all who stand in my neighborhood. I want to flourish with deep roots that allow me to be steady and cool in times of crisis and sadness. I want to in the flow of life, always growing, moving and adapting.

How about you? Are there areas in your life where you are too small? If you don’t know I am betting your kids and husband know. Your close friends know and hopefully they overlook and love you regardless of your small moments.

Even my dog, who I think is part therapist and Den mother, knows when I am acting small. She knows when I am not present, pawing the ground over stupid emotions that might not be real, attempting to change things I can’t.

I challenge you to put the spotlight on the things that hold you back. Get support to let them go, enlist the help of a mentor, a coach or counselor. These thoughts and emotions do not serve you and they will not let you go to the places God has designed for you. God is BIG and if you can let go of these things, he will be BIG in you. The world could use a few more willow trees.

Kathy Vick, C.L.C.
Life Coach, Author, Speaker
www.fluentlifecoaching.com
www.runlikeagirl.org
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