If you read the post below and looked at the tulips, did you notice this picture in the bottom right hand corner? There were several things to view in that picture. The tulips were just one of them.
A friend shared a story with me yesterday that altered my thinking. Not feeling at liberty to share the details, let me just say this:
You have to think outside what you know and learn to take a different view.
Life happens. It just does. Surprises turn up. And they aren't always a delight. But the resilient, progressive spirit finds another way to think and act and overcomes difficulty no matter what the setback looks like.
Yea, so what you got wasn't what you expected. Or ever thought you'd get. So? Welcome to life on planet earth.
Take a different view and you'll figure out what to do differently to make your world right again.
After hearing this story I began thinking about people who have overcome serious setback, achieving remarkable things. I want to be one of those people. Sure, I may need help seeing things from a new angle (I'm not always the sharpest tool in the shed), but I want to be the kind of person who is willing to do life differently (and make different choices if need be) to find peace and happiness and personal strength. I want to be the kind of person with enough courage to make those kinds of choices.
It's true that sometimes there is no way around or under or over a thing. And all you can do is go through it.
So then that's just what you do. You breathe deeply and go through it. Taking a different view.
It will broaden your thinking, and your horizons. It will make you better and stronger and more innovative. And because you learned, you will have new knowledge that will likely help you to help someone else at some point, which is always worthwhile.
In finding a different view (even if a friend has to point it out to you), you will find gratitude.
And hope. No matter what you're going through.
The sun is always shining somewhere.
No comments:
Post a Comment