bring it on
a friend once told me
that when she senses there is something she must do, change, deal with, whatever it may be, but doesn’t know what and | or how, she respectfully asks, “BRING IT ON.” Essentially saying: I can’t figure it out, or may not want to, so SHOW ME. It is easier than mulling and carrying a weight. I know this. But it is also so easy to go on doing nothing + dismissing + ignoring.
yet after pushing back the keyboard + saying exactly that — something i have done many times before — a moment ago, i immediately responded:
YOU WANT ME TO BRING IT ON. HA! ME? GOOD LUCK WITH THAT!
But I stopped thinking to write this because it seemed like the thing to do. Suddenly, a space in my chest feels open and taut.
really, me bring it on???
That would mean action instead of passivity, stepping out of the boat. I ❣️ that phrase. So bring it to the table, breathe in the surrender, and unwind. Continuously yield. There is so much to relinquish. Often.
... she went about her work with the obscure sense of God (so to speak) 'at her elbow' ... At last she gave in—I know how one puts it off—and faced Him. But the message was, 'I want to give you something' and instantly she entered into joy.
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