Delaney Thomas’s Reviews > All Along You Were Blooming: Thoughts for Boundless Living > Status Update

I always start off the year with this book, and every year I get something new out of it. 🩷

Your “strong” may not look like her strong,
And that is more than okay. You are not the same, so your strength will not look the same.

No matter how this season ends,
You will walk away knowing
What you did not know back then.
This year will not end like last year,
Nor any other year before.

If you are swimming in a sea
Of unanswered questions,
May you find courage to be silent.
Do not think you must rush on.
It is okay to spend some time here.
It is okay to be the only one here.
The shore is calling, but today,
You’re in this water.
Wait in silence.
Fall into a place of listening and surrender.
You will be better for having been here.
Embracing silence amidst
The water’s roar.

And even if you have heard the word grace
Over and over again
And you think you already know what it means
There is grace for that, too,
Humbly reminding you of its endlessness,
And how much you need it
When you are lost in the wilderness.