In 2013 I read a poem that changed my life. In 2014, after a year of thinking about it, I got a line from that poem tattooed on my right arm. In 2015 after some thought and lots of prayer I decided to start a new blog with the line that changed it all as the title.
I realized today that though I've alluded to it, I've never shared the text that was the catalyst for so much change in my life. I hope that this poem resonates with you the way that it did and still does with me. Give the grave only bones...is more than just a poem, or a blog, or even a tattoo it's a lifestyle, it's a choice to leave it all on the field every single day. It's the mission statement of my life. Enjoy.
"If at the end of my life, the only thing I've accomplished is a comfortable life, than my days have been wasted.
If at the end of my life, the only thing that I've fought for is my own name, than my days have been wasted.
If at the end of my life, the only thing I've cared about is my own care, than my days have been wasted.
If at the end of my life, the only thing I've stood up for is my own reputation, than my days have been wasted.
If at the end of my life, the only thing I've traded is works for rewards, than my days have been wasted.
May we not go to the grave quietly.
May we not make refuse of the gifts we've been given.
May we never chase the shiny in place of the holy, the trend instead of the truth, the immediate instead of the eternal.
Arrive empty to the grave, having given all you were given, stewarded all you were tasked.
Give the grave only bones."
Until next time friends. Xoxo.
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