Yesterday I got chipped away a bit. In fact, I think parts of me were just straight broken off. I was broken. sigh. A sledgehammer doesn't quite capture what I was hit with.
I can't help but imagine all of us as giant slabs of stone. Huge mammoth sized blocks that get chipped away daily. Sometimes it's with a wrecking ball, sometimes it's with a fine pointed chisel. But the point is that every single day, bits and pieces of you are getting broken...shattered...dug into...scarred.
This is a painful process. It is a process that will not often end with smiles...will not end with laughs...in fact, don't be surprised to know that tears will be shed in the process. Aches and pains that every time will leave chisel marks on your heart.
But that's the point right? The point is to continue being broken down...worked on...you are meant to be broken down...raw and hard. You are all art. Slabs of stone that with every experience, every painful tear or ache, will only get you that much closer to the beautiful product underneath.
Ride out the pain...ride out the chipping...know that it will hurt at times and that every strike will bring you closer to you...count and expect them all....even the little ones.
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