Do you have a broken history? 
What if I told you that you can let it be dead and buried and as it decomposes, it can push up some beautiful roses.

(That’s a paraphrased line I stole from Switchfoot’s front man by the way but I love it.) 

Do you sometimes feel that you had to grow up too fast?

Did you forget somewhere along the line, what it felt like to just be ... childlike and carefree?

To have fun and enjoy life and each of its special wonder-filled moments along the journey, just like a little kid?

Have you a desire to stay present, in the present - the ever-present gift of … the moment, along the way?

How many of us are so busy chasing an arrival destination that we miss out on the enjoying, I mean really enjoying, the journey?
Being present in the moments, especially special moments of wonder, which some of us even need to create actually, amidst the busyness of life is so important.

In this episode I share a song by Switchfoot's front man, Jon Foreman and he sings,

“My broken history decomposes, but it's a part of me that's pushing up roses. Let my failures be fertilizer,  for the flowers on my tomb. I'm a desert in bloom…"

Can you relate?

Can you say that the failures in your life can be seen by others, as flowers now?

Something beautiful stemming from that old tomb of, who you used to be?

Be encouraged. You can have exactly that. New fresh roses in your life, where dead things got buried.
Because it is possible for new roots to be planted inside your heart and beautiful flowers can stem from the old failures.

It's who you know.

Also in this episode I share a true story of a stolen innocence that was restored, youth that was renewed and a real freedom that was found, that included dancing like a bird that you would not want to cage. It's all because of Dandelions* and a man, of a very different kind, that I met when I was 25.

I hope this all encourages you and the songs too, a ballad, a country hit from Zach Williams and an interesting rap piece from a yoghurt shop kid.

Listen now to Episode 56 on the April May Gems Radio Show / Podcast page here. 

Enjoy.

* D is for Dandelions - from the upcoming book titled "He is Faithful from A to Z - Volume 2" - coming soon to the April May Gems Store.

Blessings,

April May x