WHAT PEACE LOOKS LIKE… WHEN YOU FEEL STUCK.

Through sun, wind, and rain
you will bloom all the same.

BLOOM
You do not have to have it all figured out right now. Think of the flowers of the fields. They have no concept of tomorrow and yet still, they grow. They still bloom how they were meant to. Through sun and rain, they change. Day by day, they do not look the same. They spring forth in due season, even without knowing the reason. This is true for you, too. You don't have to be able to make sense of every single thing around you or explain every part of yourself to know that you belong. As sure as every wildflower in a thousand-acre field has a place, so do you. There will be moments for you to sort through ideas and plans for tomorrow, but there will also be moments for you to be still, right here, in the sun and rain, knowing that through all that is known and unknown, you will bloom all the same.

BE STRONG
You are not just existing. You are not just breathing. "Just" means only, and there is so much more to you. Even though this season isn’t looking how you thought it would, and you’re not sure how you’ll make it through, your strength to take this day by day is one of the most miraculous things you could ever do. It will not feel like it in the moment, and that's okay. It takes a lot––a lot—to be human, and to make the most of this existence when the burden of your struggle strains your mind, body, and heart. So the fact that you have made it this far means something. You are strong in a billion subtle ways, and I just hope you can remember that in seasons like this, on days like today. You have been through so much, and you have been strong, anyway.

BE BRAVE
Even here, you can still be brave. Even here, you can choose to trust that your fears of not being good enough, worthy enough, smart enough, beautiful enough, or qualified enough do not disqualify you from making the most of this life, right here, where you are. No matter how many times you have failed, or how many times you have been looked over, betrayed, or forgotten, your choice to keep going, anyway, is a choice to be brave. So be brave in both grand and subtle ways. All of this matters so much more than you can see right now.

Word: Subtle “so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe” (Oxford)

Journal: What subtle growth have you seen over the past month? List 3-5 things.

(This post here is an excerpt from the Storyteller App series called "What Peace Looks Like", available to download for iOS and Android! Phone wallpapers, journal prompts, affirmations and more included. Free trial - no credit card required.)

Sincerely,
Morgan
@thestorytellerco
@morganharpernichols