Turn
the Tables
“If
we never experience the chill of a dark winter, it is very unlikely
that we will ever cherish the warmth of a bright summer's day.
Nothing stimulates our appetite for the simple joys of life more than
the starvation caused by sadness or desperation. In order to complete
our amazing life journey successfully, it is vital that we turn every
dark tear into a pearl of wisdom, and find the blessing in every
curse.”
Anthon
St. Maarten (Divine Living: The Essential Guide to Your True Destiny)
I
have several friends and loved ones who are suffering the slings and
arrows of life right now. One who is battling breast cancer, one who
is experiencing a family break up, one who has lost his job due to
spinal stenosis, one who is trying to hold on to sobriety, and the
list goes on. Life is not for the faint hearted, and that's a fact.
It's doubly difficult when it seems there is something we could do,
or could have done differently, to keep the “bad” out, and hang
on to the good. Especially when we're young, and still have the
omnipotence quotient going for us, it seems that we 'should' be in
control not only of our own life, but of the lives of all the people
we love most. Imagine a human circus tent, and we're the pole in the
middle holding the whole thing up. It's exhausting to even think
about.
Truth
is, this is just life. It has its ups and its downs, its raging
rivers and its wildfires. People come into our lives, and they go
out. People we love get hurt, they hurt themselves, sometimes they
die unexpectedly. It's not that we should trivialize the things in
life that hurt. It's not that we should be cavalier about the pain
they are in, or we are in. But we should also expect life to have
hardships. Even when they catch us by surprise, and are things we
didn't want, and didn't see coming, they are as much a part of life
as the beautiful valleys, the streams and ponds, and the cozy fires
on a winter's night. Goodness, yes; pain, in equal measure. And in
between, golden opportunities to glean the wisdom and learn the
lessons.
In
the Spirit,
Jane
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