Tall Grass! Have you ever walked through tall grass?
I mean really tall grass. The kind that comes up to your waist or higher. It’s not an easy task to get from where you are to where you’re going when getting there means walking through exceedingly tall grass.
Our steps are slowed and must be more steadied. It requires we use more muscles of our bodies; nudging the blades with our elbows or hands to clear a broader path.
And it takes longer! Longer to get from point “A” to point “B”. It’s a laborous task. And often we can’t see more than a few steps in front of us. It seems we’ll never get where we’re going.
It can be scary at times! One never knows what’s ahead, hidden among the tangled roots. Just to keep moving causes our hearts to race.
Obviously, the “tall grass” is a metaphor for times in our lives when the going seems tougher than usual. We start out on a new path - especially those of us who’ve entered the 2nd half of the journey - with great dreams and exciting expectations.
Then comes the “tall grass”! It slows our pace and creates doubt, fear and a sense that what we thought was ahead might not be ahead after all.
It doesn’t matter where we are in our journey. It doesn’t just relate to business or our profession. It’s simply something that comes in life and often nothing we can do will change it.
From a spiritual perspective, I can think of many aspects of the “tall grass” metaphor that is contained in Scripture. We’re cautioned to “weigh the cost before beginning the ‘battle’. We’re encouraged to take all the proper tools for the job ahead so as not to be caught up short on the way.
And we’re told that “tall grass” is part of the ‘pruning’ process that ultimately makes us stronger, wiser, savvier.
As we begin this Monday morning, with all its challenges and opportunities, I want to encourage those of us who are walking through “tall grass” in life situations to keep walking.
Keep ‘pushing ahead’! If you took all the proper precautions and readied yourself for the journey; then at some point, the “tall grass” will give way to an open field with a clear line of sight in every direction - as far as the eye can see.
It usually comes just as we think we can’t take another step! But it won’t come at all, unless we keep putting one foot in front of the other and move forward.
So promise yourself as you head out the door for the tasks of the day, that this is the day you will “keep on keepin’ on”. Take a deep breath and know that with each step you take, you’re one step closer to the goal.
And there’s a ton a’ folks cheering you on. You may not see us or hear us, but we’re here nonetheless.
I leave you with the words of a song that often runs across my mind - “I Can See Clearly Now”. “I can see clearly now, the rain has gone. I can see all obstacles in my way. I see bright, bright sun shiny day.”
So don’t take the path of ‘least resistance’ today! Don’t sit down amongst the “tall grass” in despair. Walk on and make this the day you come to the clearing and see “bright, bright sun shiny day!”
Have an awesome one with much love and tender blessings.
Linda
Author Resource:-
Linda S. Fitzgerald, M.S.Ed, has a passion for enriching, empowering and encouraging women to achieve their God-given destiny. A professional therapist by background and destiny-design coach, she is chief architect for the web’s newest online COMMUNITY for women over 40! Please visit http://awomensplace.org/blog for great information on topics of interest to women transitioning through life’s most exciting season. Checkout http://www.awomensplace.org to join dynamic women of excellence as we journey through the 2nd half of life together!
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