How to Rise

Hello and welcome to Spiritual Journey FIRST Thursday! Today we are all sharing our thoughts and feelings about Leigh Anne's One Little Word "Rise." Be sure to visit her blog His Turn for a linkup of all the posts!

The word RISE brings to my mind some of my favorite quotes:

fall seven times, get up eight
if you're going through hell... keep going
a winner is a loser who tried one more time
And it takes me back to one of my favorite poems ever: "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes. Here's Viola Davis... and then Langston Hughes... giving a beautiful reading!




So rising is really about perseverance, and hanging in there, not giving up.
I know for me, my confidence is built when I have the opportunity to rise. Which means I have to allow myself to fail. Which means taking chances. Which means getting out of my comfort zone. Which means being brave. Which is hard!
How to Rise
A kite needs wind,smoke needs fire.
A whale dives
d     e          e               p
before it swims up for air.
A balloon doesn't stopto ask, what's it all for?
It simply lifts,drifts,find new mountainsto float over.
And each day the sun returns,reminding us

              to try
                         once more.
- Irene Latham