BRAVERY 52 | LIST 29

BRAVERY 52 | List 29

LIST 29 | List the things that felt black and white when you were younger but feel more gray today.

What wasn’t black and white as a child, young adult, adult? It wasn’t until I was in my mid-30s that I realized that the real beauty in life is found in the murky edges, in the undefined, in the journey.

You are either hungry or sated.

You are either happy or sad.

You are either honest or a liar.

You are either dependable or irresponsible.

You are either included or excluded.

You are either part of a couple or single.

You are either with or without.

You are either in or out.

Black and white thinking is at the start and the finish - not in the in-between. And the messy middle is where life really happens. I let go of the black and white and do my best to simply go with the flow and allow for life to happen. All I can control are my reactions and/or responses. I relish the beauty of the middle, of the murky, of the gray.