DAY 30, MARCH 30, 2024, CLOSING THE GATE
Good Morning, Everyone,
The time has come. The 2nd Annual RRBC “A DAY IN MY LIFE” 30-Day Blogging Challenge is closing its gate. It has given me the time I needed to contemplate, to exhume things I had buried and forgot about, peep through doors that are daring me to open and take steps toward them, and to bury those situations that needed to be buried so that I may live. And it has indeed been a challenge in that it has reinforced those things I believe in.
Faith is the substance of things I hope for, the evidence of things not seen, but I’ll never hope for them if I don’t step out, leave the gate, and start walking that path. Another thing I know is when I close the door to this gate; I won’t be able to open it again. It disappears, and I must choose to stand still or continue walking out the purpose designed for my life.
Very few people tell us that our destiny is a collection of decisions. None mention that it is OK to make mistakes either. You lose when you don’t know the sting of rejection, or the loss of a loved one through death or divorce, or the burden of trying to overcome financial oppression or an illness in your body. To experience undefeatable joy, you will encounter such paths and discover what makes you grow. It is the fertilizer for your soul.
It’s been a pleasure working beside colleagues who participated in this challenge and to get to know them better than I have known them before. In some of their posts, I cried; in others, I laughed; and in others, I said, OK, that’s their way of thinking, and I accepted it. I don’t have to agree with their opinions to respect them.
Thank you to everyone who has been by my blog and left a comment. I really appreciate that. I heard from writers I hadn’t heard from in a long time, and it brought joy to my heart to know they were still writing.
Thanks to all the writers who make it a point to attend the RNH (Raters Not Haters) Zoom Show I co-host with John Podlaski. You have been following me daily, which has motivated me immensely.
Thank you to that person who has been pingbacking me. I appreciate every pingback I receive. The pingbacks were a tremendous boost because someone put my writing out there. I smiled each time I saw one.
Thanks to all the new followers that I have received on Facebook and Instagram. I will respond to those comments on my Facebook Author Page and Instagram. I only got the chance to respond to some of the comments on my blog. I will finish as many as I can today.
Tomorrow is Easter Sunday, and I will go to church, say hello to a few people, return home, sit in my home, and enjoy the peace and quiet I receive for being in the right place at the right time.
In closing, I have taken pictures of the front part of my house with its garden this morning. A bird’s nest is in the tree beside the house. Lydia has blossomed in my backyard, and White Eagle, my VW Beetle, is nesting in its parking space beside my home.
Take care, everyone. Remember that Easter deals with the resurrection and not only Easter eggs, and walk safely through the rest of the year.
Shalom shalom,
Pat Garcia