There I stood, heartbroken over
the plate that was shattered on the floor with the two cakes of turkey sausage
and two whole grain waffles with maple syrup and a fork positioned just
underneath the food. I was just about to make my way out of the kitchen to
introduce these babies to my tongue. The microwave door was open and followed
by the unintentional slamming of the door went the crash of my well-prepared
plate I had positioned too close to the edge of the counter. Why didn’t I
listen to the prompting to move that plate back? I do not do the 3-second rule
and this was beyond salvaging. I stood there for what seemed like eternity frozen
just gazing at the mess. I had gotten so far in years with this set of plates
and had never broken a plate in the set. “You can stand here forever looking at
what’s broken or you can move on,” is what I heard. Is not that just like life?
Sometimes the things that are most fragile in life get broken. Whether we cause
the brokenness or not, there can be casualties in life with relationships, our
emotions, our jobs, how we process life, etc.
Mentally, you can forever stay in one place looking at the
brokenness in your life, or you can move on with what you have and position
yourself for restoration. Which is it going to be for you?
