Keys to the Future

I took a year off as my life gave me many unexpected and unrequested changes. In some ways it took all I had to get through this past year and just maintain. As is life, along with the challenges blessings and joys were sprinkled along the way.

I wanted to share something that really impressed upon me that the changes I faced would be okay. I was told that due to the economy there was a chance I would need to be downsized. I was given a "heads up" about two to three months before that became a reality. During that "wait time" my car key mysterily broke. It didn't break off in the ignition. It didn't break off in the trunk. It was a whole key when I walked into work that morning, but the key was broken off when I went to leave an hour or so later (to run an errand). I retraced each step, without finding any clue about where the key was. After AAA helped me with another key, I decided to leave my "broken key" on the key chain, along with my new key - as a reminder that sometimes life, and things in life, break...but we overcome and life can be good, whole, and workable again.

Ironically, during this past year, the key has broken several more times. I currently have three broken keys, and my current workable key. And yes, the broken keys represent some of my brokeness with the situtions I faced over the year. I am feeling it is time to discard the broken keys, and feel that is an internal sign that all is well. I no longer need the reminder that things will be okay. They already are!