The Lighthouse

Finding A New Direction by Letting Go

I’ve shared a few times about how I had to give up something familiar that was no longer serving me to find a new and better purpose and direction. It doesn’t mean the process was easy and not scary and painful. Sometimes it’s when you let go, take the leap, and land on the other side that you come to understand that standing still in fear can be the thing that holds you back from living your best life. What do you need to let go of so that you can lean into your passion and purpose? Maybe that time is now. That new and better purpose and direction might be just around the corner. You might not be able to see it yet, but it’s waiting for you. And just maybe there’s a lighthouse in your life that will help guide your way.

Broken and beaten down
Undervalued, unappreciated, restrained.
Stressed out, burned out,
confidence circling the drain. 
Wondering who I am now.
Before I thought I knew.
Now questioning my own value,
what I’m supposed to do.  

A beacon of hope, a carrier of light
breaks through the fog of defeat.
Like a lighthouse in the dense confusion;
a confirming message on a beach.
Indecision washed out in the receding tide,
I now know what I must do, no longer can I hide.

I am worthy and enough.
I am strong and unfurled.
I can find a new direction,
a new purpose in the world.  
Uncovered, unveiled, ready to rise,
seeing my own vision with clear eyes.
Aligned, inspired, empowered, free.
In the loss I found the strength to be me.

Heceta Head Lighthouse, Oregon Coast    Photo Credit: Royce Bair