"Accept your existing conditions. Once you accept what circumstances you are in; you can then begin to see what's possible for your life." Author unknown
Learning to accept & appreciate where you are in life at this moment in time may be one of the most challenging things for us to do. But believe that it is attainable. For me I have to first go through a series of questions. Most of the time the first question I tend to ask is, why. Why is this happening? Why am I going through this? What am I supposed to learn from this? What if anything can I do about this situation? How important is it? Trust and know that all things happen for a reason. Good and/or bad.
I recently went through a situation where I gave my heart to someone I thought was very good for me & my daughter. He had all the qualities I was looking for. Or so I thought. I did everything I could to show this person that I was not their past & I was not out for getting what I could get. I showed love, support & encouragement along the way. We were even discussing moving in & building a future together. But then my gut intuition kicked in. And full throttle. So I paid attention to it & did some research. What I found was not what I had expected. I found that there were many lies that had been told along the way. And some not so little. This made me see this person in a different light. Knowing that trust was and is such a huge deal to me, this hurt. Why is this happening? Why did he feel the need to lie to me? What were his true intentions with me? And the questions continued to race through my mind as I tried to make sense of all this. What I had to stop & remind myself of, is that all things happen for a reason. Look for the positive in all this. I was able to list several... I still have my dignity, I still have a home I can afford by myself, his lies do not define the person I am or was with him, my daughter was not effected by this and the list goes on.
That is when this topic hit me. It's like being at a rest stop on the highway. You go in to stretch your legs,go potty, get something to drink; and on your way out you stop & look at the map to see it says "you are here". In your mind you may think "uugghh I have so much farther to go." or "uugghh I have not made it very far." While you may not like that you have only made it so far, you are ok with it. Because you know that if you keep going, you will get where you want to be. The same is true in life. Accepting that you are where you are suppose to be in this moment in time. In life. That there is a lesson to be learned on this road you are traveling. Just know that you are on the right path & let that ease your yearning to have it ALL & wanting it right NOW. We all want the better job, the perfect relationship, the nice house etc. I personally struggle with these very things. I stop myself by saying "in due time".
I recently watched a snip it on line of a man named Nick Vujcic that was born without any arms or legs & at 10yrs old tried to commit suicide. Thankfully enough he failed & now is an inspirational speaker around the world. He said & I quote "you can be angry with what you don't have or you can be grateful for what you do have." Very powerful & provides another perspective for the way we view our situations.
It's easy to let our circumstances determine how we think and what we do. Yes some events are devastating and seem to have nothing positive about them. In those moments we must lean on our higher power for answers, strength & guidance to get us through it. Becoming grateful is the strongest, safest means of feeling good now. It not only alters our moods, but it changes our perspective on all details of our lives. God has a plan and everything happens on his time. We need to let go and trust this and the process along the way. Enjoy the journey or you will surely miss out on the blessings.
As always please keep our men and woman of all branches of the military in your prayers. So they may one day be brought home safely as they are out there protecting our HEALTHY FREEDOMS here at home. God Bless
