Good morning, Team!  It’s Friday!

“Be strong and courageous.  Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9b

I wear an aluminum badge with this inscription around my neck provided by my men’s bible study group.  It has the third chain on it as the first didn’t fit my thick neck and was made of material similar to the old pull chain for the lights I grew up with.  The second I cobbled together with a chain I bought to attach to my glasses that a librarian in the 1950’s might wear (not sure why I bought it or why I kept it) and the current version is stainless steel, welded and passes through the new link to the badge.  It is stronger, more functional, and more durable.  The phrase remains and reminds.

Like the chains that hold on to a valuable sentiment, adapting and adjusting over time  is incredibly important for all of us:

Having the courage to change

Having the courage to look past pain and loss and heartbreak

Having the courage to let go

Having the courage to look forward

Having the courage to forgive 

Having the courage to focus your energy on who you are becoming rather than who you are today

So much of who we are and what we do is defined by the choices we make each day when we wake.  How will you show up today?  How do you want to be remembered by the people you make contact with today?  

Have the courage to visualize yourself as the person you were meant to be, not the person you previously allowed circumstances to define for you.

Have a blessed weekend!