None of us seem to be able to
escape them. Sometimes just one experience can affect us for a lifetime, while some
just find that the difficulties in between life’s sun shiny days are getting more
and more frequent… We’ve all had
experiences we wish we could have avoided; that we wish never came our way…
There are times I wished the earth would have opened up and swallowed me whole;
it probably would’ve been less painful.
Alas there is no immunity. And while we
sometimes get the fleeting feeling that our own plight pales in comparison to
the challenges of another… It’s way too big of a stretch to honestly say that
we could feel blessed to be in our situation... I often felt deep down (in a
way you can’t even tell yourself) that no one had it harder than me… That life
had made a mistake choosing me to be the bearer of this unwelcomed
experience. Sometimes when I was
listening to someone talk about their current difficulties I would almost felt
like stealing the show… stepping out onto stage, squinting into the bright
lights, signaling the background music and telling my own sore tale… OK so
maybe I was a bit little dramatic back then… lol Maybe I am a bit dramatic now…
But
now I know that we’ve all experienced things, we once believed were impossible
to endure. Hemingway shares “The world breaks everyone and afterward many are
strong in the broken places.” Looking back on your own challenges from the past
could you think of ways that it has made you stronger…
My 18 year struggle with food and
weight has given me my purpose, mission and passion. Without my own struggle I
wouldn’t have learned so much about myself. Overcoming those unproductive
behaviors has given me freedom! Was it worth it – Absolutely! Did I think so at
the time… Hell NO! The further I get from that time… the more I’m able appreciate
it ♥ I love this
quote from Iyanla
Vanzant, "Sometimes you have to lose everything in order to gain
yourself." And thanks heavens I have me ♥ So whatever your current situation, know that it can
make you stronger, it could be a future blessing for you or maybe it’s just to
help you find yourself!
I’ll leave you with this one from Byron Katie, “Life is simple. Everything happens for you,
not to you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too soon
nor too late. You don’t have to like it… it’s just easier if you do."
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