I
was listening to Jill Scott’s “I’m Prettier” and thinking about how much I
appreciate the lyrics. The song is about shaking off burdens—real and
imagined—by bringing them to God so that he can do his thing.
It’s
just my nature to try and solve problems, whether they’re mine or someone
else’s. That aspect of my personality is also why I’m dependable and stable and
responsible—but it also explains why I can sometimes be rigid and judgmental
and a total worrywart. Scott apparently understands. She sings “Look at me/Stressing and things/Worrying
about what life cannot fix/Allowing my troubles to take over/Getting my own
needle and thread/Forcing the stitch/But it don’t make my dress no prettier/I
just seem to make things more confused/I just have to stop and go to the
maker/And worry about nothing/Not even my shoes/I’m so much prettier/ When I
let it go/Let it go …”
I’ve
learned the hard way (and believe me it was hard)
that trying to help someone who does not want to be helped (no matter how
tricked up he is) is a particularly bad idea. But, we natural problem solvers
have to get our heads banged around a few times to get that message.
With
the new year approaching, my wish is that all the world’s “fixers” will
practice “letting go and letting God,” minding our own business, and allowing ourselves to step aside so that all the
other grownups can handle their own situations. We’ll be so much prettier for
it!
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