Thursday, September 1, 2011

Stand Strong, Little Domino


I know you're thinking "what's with the domino?" If you're not, you should be, because the sweetness of this gift is all about the domino. It's a gift from a kind and busy woman. This week, one of the speakers in sacrament meeting had been talking about adversity, and afterwards my friendly acquaintance and I were talking about life's challenges and I shared my domino image.

When things get tough and it seems like things are hitting from all sides, I have a mental image that holds me togetherdominoes. I see lines of dominoes all converging at a single domino. And then from that single domino come another set of domino lines, from which spring even more domino lines. The first set all fall one after another, and then stop at the single domino. That domino stands strong and doesn't knock over the remaining lines.

I'm not saying I'm Super Domino. I'm not. And something may happen down the line that topples the setup, but it won't be me. It won't be because I quit. I don't want to do hard things. I'd much rather life was fluffy and more picturesque, but it's not. And I have dominoes depending on me. Most of the dominoes that strike me are things or situations, but all of the dominoes that stand in front of me are people. People worth standing strong for, regardless of the pressures from behind.

So that's the deal with the domino (and the flowers are pretty too).

6 comments:

Melinda said...

I love that! I love the visual of all the dominoes and I love the thought that *I* will not be the one to knock them down! What a great friend, I'm glad she did that for you, it warms my heart! :)

Kristina P. said...

So, I can't push the dominoes over?

Ref said...

I am glad your back --even if it's only for your sister. Love the domino image. But all the more I like the true friend who took the time to listen to more than words but to your heart and then go the extra mile.

Heidi said...

You're the strongest firmest standing domino I know. And I like that what I said rhymes. And it was fantabulous to hug you today!

Wendy said...

That's excellent. Thanks for sharing the domino visual. It is similar to the motto I'm working on: whatever happens, I control the way I react to it. Trying to keep a positive attitude is often a struggle.

shenna said...

I didn't know you had a blog! LOVE the domino 'story'....