I won't go into the details, but life has kicked my butt a few times; ranging from losing my mother right after birth, alcoholic relatives, a house fire when I was young, hurricanes and dealing with things that leave you wondering if you pissed off God.
I learned something during the process, although it was later in my life: Your entire world is shaped by your attitude.
That appears simple, but finding trinkets of hope in the piles of crap can be a daunting experience. It requires soul searching, the willingness to persevere and the knowledge you might find a boot in your ribs when you're down.
So, this post has nothing really important to relate, except we have only the few seconds we call "now". Everything else is a memory or an almost intangible hope for a reality that is impossible to reach - until it arrives.
The smallest thing to do is smile. Try it for a moment. That moment is yours, the smile is your tiny refuge and it gives you the power to change your destiny.
An attitude of gratitude :)
ReplyDeleteOn my worse days, I had something to be thankful for. Although my appreciation might not appear until later, it was there.
DeleteHeard this recently from a wise leader of our church:
ReplyDelete"...Our destiny is not determined by the number of times we stumble but by the number of times we rise up, dust ourselves off, and move forward."
Words of wisdom, indeed.
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