A Rewrite

Some of you may recognize the first part.  Revisiting old things, this felt in need of a rewrite.

A Human Becoming

I am not a human being. 

(That would imply something stagnant.)

I am a human becoming. 

(I grow with the passing of time and circumstance.)

To be or to become, that is question.

For if I be, then I stay in my comfort zone that’s safe.

And we were made for so much more than that.

But if I become, then I grow, face my fears, my life, and know.

I am not a human being.

I am a human becoming.

Authentically, courageously, honestly, vulnerable and compassionate. 

Strength and struggle, connected by community, experience, and spirit. 

I am who I am, not a collection of suppositions.

I am not a human being.

I am a human becoming.

I live and love when it’s hard, when it hurts, when I doubt,

when it’s good, when it’s great, 

when it’s so much more than I could have imagined.

A soul that searches and struggles honestly

Inviting grace, joy, truth, and freedom in the process of human becoming.

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~ by April Milam © 2006 - 2012