Another week has passed, and I have yet to be possessed of that spark of inspiration to ignite my creative energies. I thought briefly of soldiering on regardless, but to force myself to write when I have nothing to write about strikes me as intuitively wrong. Something to do with letting go of my desires and allowing my spiritual growth to be more organic…
Hm. Perhaps that very idea will bloom into next week’s entry.
Until then, I simply want to express my gratitude to the force of deity or destiny that has brought me a multitude of blessings, such that I have been surrounded by them for my whole life, and have noticed in particular abundance over the past few weeks. I am talking, of course, about my friends – those whose paths I have stumbled upon by fate or fortune, with whom I may share the road for a time. I am made better and brighter because of them.
So, to my friends – and you who read this will know who you are – thank you. Words cannot express my gratitude for all that you have brought into my life: wisdom, inspiration, companionship, joy and laughter… Much of who I am can be traced back to your influence, in ways indescribable and unfathomable, such that I doubt you even realized how great your impact would be. But you have left your marks upon my soul, and I bear them with pride, for yours is the work that will last forever.
Thomas Merton once wrote that identity is found not only in God but in others. My life is a living testament to the truth of those words.
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