If I Were Strong…

…I would not need the support and encouragement of family and friends to make it through these days.

If I were brave I would not be afraid of what is to come.

If I were courageous I would not have qualms about the road ahead.

What I am is optimistic.  Hope is the ‘weed’ in my emotional garden.

What I am is determined.  I have made promises that I intend to keep.

What I have is way too much stuff – yarn, equipment, textiles – that I need to deal with.

What I am is selfish – I want to use those yarns, make those fibre dreams come true, stay here to enjoy my family and friends for many more years to come.

What I need is patience – a lesson that I have had brought to me too many times to count.  I thought I’d learned it, but alas, I’m still working on it.  ๐Ÿ™‚