Five Minute Friday: LEAVE
This is my first Five Minute Friday. The word is LEAVE.
"LEAVE it," I bellow in a deep voice to my dog Bella. It's one of the commands I'm learning in her training.
Leave it.
Simple. She gets it. Bella needs a reminder or two, but she moves onto something else...wagging her tail all the way. Ahh, to be as wise as my dog!
Leave it.
Leave the pain.
Leave the harsh words
the nasty comments
and the unfairness of life.
Leave it.
I struggle with these words
more than my sweet dog.
I hold on and
wring these words for every last
morsel of annoyance and
frustration and anger.
Leave it.
I don't.
I hold it.
I nurture it.
And it hugs me so
tight it won't let go.
Leave it.
Leave it.
It's ok.
Leave the pain.
Leave the hurtful words.
There's love to fill that space.
There's faith to fill my heart.
Leave it.
Leave it.
Oh, what a wonderful reminder. Joining you from Five Minute Friday.
ReplyDeleteFive Minute Friday visitor. That was something that I've always taught my dogs, "Leave It!" It is a good lesson you have imparted in your post here. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThank you for reminding us! Yes, just leave it and move on. It's hard sometimes, huh? "There's love to fill that space." Great line! Something I need to remember. Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteGood advice but not easy sometimes.
ReplyDeleteSo important. You write so openly.
ReplyDeleteWe can leave it with God.
Reminds me of Swindoll in Day by Day...This is a link I found online...super long ... http://books.google.ca/books?id=MRJjdvG1WS8C&pg=PT217&lpg=PT217&dq=swindoll+leave+it+with+God&source=bl&ots=rrYnKd9vXP&sig=nwwAW-il9quxdS_k0dWCLOQ50JY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=SbBdVJ3kAcvdsATf5YLYBQ&ved=0CDYQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=swindoll%20leave%20it%20with%20God&f=false