One of the best parts of growth
Is seeing how far we’ve come,
The things that have changed—
Within us,
How we’ve changed,
How we no longer act or react
In the ways that we used to,
No longer follow paths—
Of thought or action—
We’d been wanting to let go
And be free of,
How we no longer get caught up in
The things that used to bind us,
Seeing how we’ve stepped outside of boxes
We’d once been encased in,
It’s in the space
The moment
The breath
Of a pause,
A pause that gives us space
Space that allows understanding
Distance,
It’s in noticing
The space
The distance
The difference
How we’re different,
How we no longer act
Or react
Or move
In the ways that we used to,
Seeing old patterns dissolve,
Fall away,
It’s in seeing how we’re less tied up,
Less bound,
More free,
One of the best parts of growth
Is seeing how far we’ve come.
~
AUTHOR: LISA ERICKSON
IMAGE: ANNA PANCHENKO/PEXELS
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