Bounce Back and Move Ahead

Dear Friends:

I woke up yesterday to the realization that I am now almost 30 days into this Random Acts blog. I began this as a personal effort to initiate a little poetic justice in response to the September 11th terrorist attack on our country. My goal was to spread a little love and kindness and to encourage others to do the same. Sadly my efforts have been no more consistent than those good efforts most of us made in the days and weeks following that awful event. So far, I have posted blogs less than 50 percent of the time. Certainly not often enough to fulfill my original intent.

As for my acts, most have not been random. They haven't been consistent or even all that loving or kind. Some days were better than others. Other days zip -- nothing at all. Many days I stayed glued to my computer or stuck in my house doing very little for anyone but myself. The few blogs I actually did write have been so lengthy I'm sure most folks did not read them all the way through. The theory of the blog is to keep it simple and short. That's always a struggle for me.

So what does this mean and where do I go from here? More acts. Shorter blogs. Strive to stay steady. Never give up. Stamina, fortitude, perseverence. It's either move forward, stay stuck, fall behind or fold.

I choose to keep on moving.

The Word of God says we all miss the mark and fall short. The solution is to admit it, apologize when and if apologies are due, repent (turn the other way) and keep going. When we fall down or fall back or slack off -- we need to get back up, shake the dust and set our best foot forward. Bounce back! Spring forward! The longer we wait or dwell on what went wrong the longer it may take to set it right. This applies far beyond staying steady at writing a blog. May God's grace reveal how it may apply in your own life and may you arise, shake the dust and keep moving ahead.

Blessings,
Cindi (aka Poetic Justice)