We wake up to challenges daily. Our mood can be based on how well we
slept, whether or not we look forward to our schedule, or waking up to
the reality of yesterdays’ actions. When we combine that with actually
encountering several others with the same internal challenges, it can be
overwhelming; that is when optimism comes into play. Understanding that
we have the ability to see further than the problem and embrace any joy
allows us to flourish in every situation. We may get victimized, but we
don’t have to be victims. When something negative occurs, it didn’t
happen to you but for you. The belief that “everything happens for a
reason” and “God is very reasonable” is all we need to work towards
solution. Fired, behind on payments or grieving the loss of a loved one
are all tests to see how much you truly want to live. Are you ready to
grow or wither away because the sun isn’t shining? Are you going to ask
for help or remain helpless because you’re a product of your pain? When
fired, see yourself getting hired; behind on payment, see yourself
getting ahead: lost a loved one, find love through others. The problem
is present but it doesn’t have to be your future. If you carry it
around, it will infect you and everyone you wish to affect. One can’t
promise you freedom of stress, but they can assist you with ways of
coping so that it isn’t stressful. Life will always suck the air out of
you but if you remember to take a deep breath you won’t get
suffocated!!!!
Why is it that a person is in your life at “that time” on “that
particular day” connecting with you at “that moment”? Some say it’s a
coincidence. What is this word “coincidence”? Was it coined to change
the perception that a spiritual fact exist, or is it another attempt to
control the uncontrollable? We spend more time sweeping the dirt under
the rug than actually clean up the mess. We see what is happening but
fail to investigate why. We take so many opportunities for granted
because we’re sure we will be granted another. We don’t maximize on
moments because we feel they are minimal. Guess what? It isn’t a
coincidence that they entered your life; and the only way to get clarity
is understanding why. There is a reason hidden and a lesson to be
found. It may be to enhance an ability, increase a tolerance, or to find
a half that makes you whole; maybe it’s all of the above. Ultimately,
the powers deemed it necessary for us to intersect; we can crash, stop
and allow the moment to pass, or park our cars and watch faith be
realized!!!!
