Full of Mud ... make mud pies?

By wishes alone you cannot a livelihood make,

Roll up your sleeves, send your bucket down

With those that others send.

Then behold!

At times, it will come up full,

Full to the brim;

At times full with mud,

And perhaps a little water.

                -ABD AL-ASWALD AL-DUWALI

What a fun reminder that I am simply called to do my part,

and to live and accept life on life's terms,

and can choose to be grateful for whatever my bucket brings :)

If I want to win the lottery, I do need to buy a ticket! 

If I want to live in conscious contact with God, I do need to invest my time in that relationship!

I can choose to put forth the effort needed to toss in my bucket,

but there are no guarantees what my bucket will bring back to me!

So, if it brings much needed water, I can be grateful!

If it brings a bucket full of mud, I can be grateful too,

and make mud pies.