Limits, Change and Acceptance- for a broader perspective
Acceptance less painful…
Accepting Change…
We wallow in our own proclivity,
unable to see past the walls we create,
the limits our beliefs engender in our thoughts
and the moral servitude that we were taught,
if not by religion by our parents.
We are the sum of all our teachings imbibed,
and no matter the extent,
we follow those limits virtually and undeniably,
as that is our comfort of knowing
where one thing stops and another takes up.
No confusion abides this system of being,
until truth in its ever evolving state
sheds new light on our limits,
and then, we are in crisis,
for our foundations shake and change is immanent.
This is why change is so unpalatable,
so unnerving, for the plinth of our lives begins to crumble,
and in order to adjust we must accept the unknown,
to assimilate change into life
and hopefully extend the limits we create.
When this occurs
the temporary fears and doubts that plague the transition,
eventually give freedom,
and in that expansion of knowledge,
a broader perspective and understanding
about who we are and what life is.
Tony DeLorger © 2016
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Very well penned, Tony. The recent accident my brother had enables me to fully understand what you say. We both learned that truth “sheds new light on our limits,” and that it is okay to give and receive help from each other, which is a very loving gift for us to realize. It has been handed down for generations on my Dad’s side that the Doyle men (all faithful Irish) are to take care of the women and not show any weakness, which makes it hard for my brothers to be taken care of and hard for us women to take over when necessary – yet it did show us we can accept change to give us “a broader perspective and understanding about who we are and what life is.” Great work, Tony.
Thanks Phyllis, yes many men are brought up to be unbreakable. I’m one of them, and it wasn’t till I had a nervous breakdown that I realized I wasn’t as steely as I thought I was. Some lessons are hard learned. Glad you appreciated the work Phyllis. Cheers!