Five Minute Friday= prompt word, five minutes, just write. No overthinking, no over complicating.This weeks prompt word: WHY
I’ve a few whys at the moment
Why does my boy leave wet towels on his floor after every shower.
Every time.
Why does my girl shove her dirty clothes into her wardrobe with her clean clothes
Small shake your head, laughable whys
A much bigger why at the moment is work related.
I was recently moved from my lovely inbound call job helping people get the care they need to back of house work adjusting and amending client records. I’ve gone from part time and a flexible sliding shift to full time 9-5 daily. Yes it’s helping people in a different way but for me its like this. Talking to clients – life giving. Staring at a computer – soul destroying. Others in the same boat consider it a promotion yet to me it feels like a punishment, like I’ve been put in the naughty corner for having too much fun. A blessing or a curse? A doorway or a sideline? or simply an opportunity to learn new skills and push myself a bit.
I don’t know, I don’t get it – it’s just a big why
And then there are the eternal universal break your heart whys that are truly important and put things in perspective as they should and they make my whys seem petty and me ungrateful so I its tempting just to stuff them down and hide them away.
Emily P Freeman though often talks about carrying our questions with us and I like that idea. Like letting them out in the light where we can pray them and feel them and give them some air.
See our questions can propel us and push us and keep us searching but have you noticed they won’t be bullied into giving up their answers, they won’t be beaten into submission and answers rarely come tied up with a bow or from the direction we think they will.
I’ve noticed this too – we can carry other things with those whys – grief maybe, some disappointment too but also thankfulness, possibility and hope. They all have a place. It’s not one or the other
but I want hope to win out
I want to err on the side of possibility and opportunity
And I want hope to have the final say.
I listened to this episode of The Next Right Thing podcastlastweek. All about the whys and the what nows So if you have yourself some whys too it’s well worth a listen.
Why! The million dollar question. Thanks for sharing your whys Tracey. Hope does win-in my experience hope raises us up which can lift us above the why!
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Thanks my friend.xx
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Great thoughts, and beautiful images to go with the flow of post. We can raise our whys with hope! Sarah, your FMF #84 Neighbor
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Thanks Sarah
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I want hope to win out too. Why needs “some air” and hope comes after wrestling and resting. At least, that’s how my big whys have worked themselves out.
The dirty clothes in the dresser and clean clothes on the bedroom floor— those kinds of whys are easily found in a phrase my girl coined when she was much younger: “I can’t want to.” Yep. That’s why.
Your words are rich and uplifting.
Thanks
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“I can’t want” Love it. Thanks for coming by Cheryl
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I love how you wrote about the little whys to the great big ones. All of life seems filled with the question. And I like that you pointed out that shining the light on our questions can bring life, wisdom and hope. I’ve enjoyed reading your post today.
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Thanks so much for your encouragement. Glad you enjoyed it 🙌🏻
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your blog is beautiful…how have I missed it?
that is all.
lt
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Thank you !!
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