{"id":322,"date":"2012-03-14T22:22:58","date_gmt":"2012-03-15T05:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sarahbullion.com\/site\/?p=322"},"modified":"2014-07-11T00:21:01","modified_gmt":"2014-07-11T07:21:01","slug":"choosing-differently","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sarahbullion.com\/site\/choosing-differently\/","title":{"rendered":"choosing differently"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>God is generous with<\/li>\n<li>Second chances<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>I see you in him<\/li>\n<li>In his intensity and curiosity<\/li>\n<li>In his determination of what&#8217;s<\/li>\n<li>Right<\/li>\n<li>For me<\/li>\n<li>I see how my strength<\/li>\n<li>Intrigues him<\/li>\n<li>And incongruously makes him want to<\/li>\n<li>Fix me<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-266\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sarahbullion.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/frozen-rose.jpg?resize=100%2C75&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"frozen-rose\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He&#8217;s just as<\/li>\n<li>Sure<\/li>\n<li>That I need his<\/li>\n<li>Guidance<\/li>\n<li>He\u2019s just as sure<\/li>\n<li>That he<\/li>\n<li>Sees me<\/li>\n<li>Better than I<\/li>\n<li>See myself<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>He\u2019s passionate and<\/li>\n<li>Hungry and<\/li>\n<li>He presses me<\/li>\n<li>Challenges me<\/li>\n<li>Outright<\/li>\n<li>Pushing and pulling<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>But instead of<\/li>\n<li>Resisting<\/li>\n<li>Correcting him<\/li>\n<li>I\u2019m flowing<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>I\u2019m choosing<\/li>\n<li>Different<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Can I let him<\/li>\n<li>Be<\/li>\n<li>The way I couldn\u2019t let you?<\/li>\n<li>Can I let him<\/li>\n<li>Wind himself around me<\/li>\n<li>Without stiffening or flinching?<\/li>\n<li>Can I let him poke around<\/li>\n<li>Inside my heart<\/li>\n<li>Determining for himself<\/li>\n<li>What is true and false<\/li>\n<li>Without fear<\/li>\n<li>Impaling him on my slamming portcullis?<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Is it not too late with him?<\/li>\n<li>I used all my chances with you<\/li>\n<li>Can I open myself to him<\/li>\n<li>So he can walk right in<\/li>\n<li>Like I couldn\u2019t with you?<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>I made so many mistakes<\/li>\n<li>This time<\/li>\n<li>I choose to float<\/li>\n<li>Downstream<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>I choose to<\/li>\n<li>Risk<\/li>\n<li>For me and for<\/li>\n<li>Love<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>God is generous with Second chances I see you in him In his intensity and curiosity In his determination of what&#8217;s Right For me I see how my strength Intrigues him And incongruously makes him want to Fix me He&#8217;s just as Sure That I need his Guidance He\u2019s just as sure That he Sees &hellip; 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