Grace Costs You Nothing

I'm reading a book right now by Abby Jimenez and one of the main characters repeatedly says, Grace costs you nothing.

I love the simplicity of that message- Grace costs you nothing.
 
Think about it: if you’re stuck in traffic and someone cuts you off, you can scream at them, or you can have the Grace to let it go. If you're in a mood and someone says something upsetting, you could react and lash out, or you can give them Grace—recognizing that everyone is doing the best they can right now.
 
You can also give yourself Grace, rather than judgment. Give yourself the Grace to move at your own pace, to make mistakes, to come at things with a beginner’s mindset, instead of thinking you should know it all and be perfect.
 
I was in an online workshop yesterday and the sound kept disappearing. I watched other people in the chat get really mad and upset by the technical issues. The girl in charge was very apologetic and clearly working to fix it. Because I’d been immersed in the resonance of Grace the past few days, without even trying, I was able to hold a space of Grace. I kept myself grounded and even found the technical issues amusing.
 
In that state of Grace, I trusted that the information I needed was there in the silence and I’d get it verbally if and when the time was right. Staying in a state of Grace felt like giving myself a gift.
 
Grace costs you nothing, and yet, it gives so very much. Open your heart to it. Let Grace expand you, soften you, and move through you.
 
With all the chaos in the world right now, choosing to walk with grace—for yourself and for others—is profoundly powerful. It's transformative. It's uplifting. Be Grace.
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