MONDAY MEDITATION

If I Can’t Find a Way, I’ll Make One!

Does this sound familiar?

Nancy Blackman, MASF
6 min readNov 28, 2022

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If I Can’t Find a Way, I’ll Make One! by Nancy Blackman, spirituality, Thich Nhat Hanh, slow down, patience
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Spirit, help me to be patient, to trust, and to know that what’s meant to be will always find a way. I don’t have to find a way if it’s not meant to be. It will just be.

Does that statement sound familiar to you? Find a way or make one. Does it make you cringe or empower you?

A few years ago, I would have responded to that with, “Hell yeah!”

Now I cringe. Now I think, wait a minute, what does that entail of my mind, body, heart, and soul? Now I stop and wonder, if all of me is reacting this way, what does that say? Is it an invitation from God or a dangling carrot clothed in bling, trying to distract me from what I am meant to do?

I come from a very long line of men and women who weathered the storm, stood up for what they believed in, battled poverty, war, and economic depression. They became strong because of it. They persevered. I am strong…

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Nancy Blackman, MASF
Nancy Blackman, MASF

Written by Nancy Blackman, MASF

Boosted & 8x Top Writer. Owner: Refresh the Soul publication. Editor: The Shortform and Poetry Playground. Published in: “Mixed Korean: Our Stories" — Kindle.

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