I have always wondered what the word "Grace" meant. I've heard it used in so many contexts: Give Yourself Grace, An Act of Grace, Extend Grace, Grace Period, Living in Grace, By The Grace of God, etc. If someone used it in my presence I would often nod my head and force a little smile, acting like I understood what they meant. Grace seems like one of the words like Love that all humans should know and live by. I wondered if I ever committed an act of Grace and didn't know it.
The other day I was pointed to an affirmation that might shift the way I see myself.
I Live in Grace
Damn, what does THAT WORD mean?
I looked it up: love that is freely given and unearned, especially to someone who has not done anything to deserve it.
Because I am a dog owner, I get that concept. But it is a foreign idea and one that causes me to pause . To Live in Grace sounds amazing.
To live in a way that you know you are loved no matter what you do.
Love for who you are.
Love you don't have to earn
Love because you exist
Love because of the love in your heart
Love because you are human
Love because you offer something to others and the world that nobody else does
Love because you have impacted the universe.
To know that you are right where you are supposed to be
and you don't have to do anything
just be
And to think all this time, I thought I had to earn love, to be worthy of it.
Ah man, if only I knew what Grace was.
I would have given it to myself a long time ago.
