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DAILY DEVOTIONAL
Coming Back is Different Than Never Leaving
Returning means you made progress
Spirit, hold my hand and show me how to return to the things You know are best for me.
Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. — Terry Pratchett
Have you ever gone on a trip to a country far, far away? When you returned, did you learn new things?
What about going to school — have you attended college? Did it help you unlearn some things and learn new things? Did people mention that you were different when you graduated?
What about leaving home for a job — did you take a job that took you away from the city that you lived in for quite a while? When you returned for a visit, did people mention that you were different?
What about you? Have you ever done something that was a clear exit of who you are? When you returned to yourself did you feel like you came back home?
Because coming back is different than never leaving. When you come back, it means you left and returned and there was progress and transformation.
Stay with that thought for a minute, but let’s flip it on its head.
What if you are running away from your pain?
What if you are trying to fix things instead of understanding?
What if you are talking rather than listening?
Because when you run away by going to work out or go to your workshop or go, go, go, you are not allowing yourself to sit with the pain that you are carrying so that you can heal.
Reflection
Think about the last time you decided to do something because you didn’t want to sit with yourself. What was going on in your life?
When you ran off to do something else, how did you feel when you returned home to yourself? Was the pain still there?
Think about the last time you did sit with your pain instead of filling your time with distractions. What happened? How did…
