Daily Cascade

My Broom and The Ocean

Prompt: "Holding the ocean back with a broom."
Write about this quote today as this applies to life and the problems we face.

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Can I sweep the tide back with a broom? Nope, and so many times that I've tried, the ocean didn't care about me or my broom. No matter how I swept, the water kept coming.

Yup, that's life most of the time.
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All those things I couldn't control...all those forces bigger than me. What hurt the most was probably the uncertainty, followed by change, loss, and grief. Nothing ever stopped coming at me just because I wasn't ready.

But, here's the thing--I still try and I still sweep and I hold on to my broom as if it is a life-saver. Yet, it isn't, is it!

So what's the point? What's the point when problems keep multiplying, responsibilities become endless, losses are a dime a dozen, and grief doesn't heal on my schedule?

The point, I'm finding out, is a quiet, stubborn hope. It's my way of saying, I'm still here; I'm still trying.

The point is, I don't always sweep because I hope or think I'll win. I sweep because this is an act of love for the Creator and the creation. Then, maybe, it is dignity, courage, and my way of saying, "I’m still here. I’m still trying."

The ocean will always be bigger. But so is my heart, big enough for me to show up, no matter what!

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Note:
Thank you for the prompt, Princess Megan Rose , and for letting me rant.