Monday, June 2, 2025
When I look back, the dots connect. When I look forward, the dots are separate. When I go back and put two and two together, I can’t find a breakage in the lineage. When I look forward, roadblocks abound.
In hindsight, it’s seamless, precise, and feels like a work of art. I learn that passage has always been granted, and I have taken that ease for granted. Must I continue to think the future is “tough?” I look forward to the day when I finally realize blockage is an illusion, and death is no different. It too is transitory. Hindsight is teaching the illusion of difficulty, the folly of obstacle, and the awe of connection. Foresight is teaching the illusion of fear. I am at the right angle where the two join and life becomes easy.
There were never flat-earth catastrophes. What appeared as a drop-off was mere curvature. Continuation was never hindered. There’s a slight curve. It’s all waves, never angles.
At first, fear declares, “You’ll never get through!” At this point, people freeze. Fear cracks, “How will I make it?” Then the gap opens more, “Maybe I can try.” Then a breakthrough – a name, a place, a possibility comes around the bend. Even an opportunity comes knocking on that so-called sealed door. No right angles in a curved universe, but I am that invisible right angle that keeps the light on.
A sliver of hope resides in every darkened place. Curvature is a design flaw in fear. You get used to it. You sometimes have to get closer to see there aren’t close calls at all. One day, you’ll learn that passage is always granted, but you have to get closer. You are the right angle that takes hindsight and foresight and gets through the “toughest” barriers. Faith is sharpened by this focal point in the universe – YOU.