Life will always find a way to test you. To make you scream in frustration or ask, “why me?” When you start to feel like you have a handle on your life, there seems to always be another thing to push you. How we handle each test, each day of our lives will determine how happy we are. How you manage your day to day, your stress will give you the happy days or the bad days. Because life will never stop testing you. Are you up for the challenge?
Small Stuff
There is an internet saying going around that reads, “God gives his toughest battles to his strongest soldiers.” There are other variations to this phrase. (Not a religious phrase or quote.) There is another from the movie Evan Almighty, “If someone prayed for courage, does God give him courage or does he give him opportunities to be courageous?” These phrases made me think about how my life moves through each day. Are the challenges in my life something for me to just be angry at, or are they opportunities for me to learn about myself and grow? (Please note that this is not directed to or against any religion. These are only internet and society general phrases.)
How many times have you been in a rush to get somewhere only to find yourself stopping at every intersection because of a red light? How often are you frustrated with situations that you have no control over? Do those situations tend to live in your mind rent free? What seems to be forever reminding you they are happening or have happened? If you were to write down everything that had happened to you today that you were upset about, how long would that list be? Would you be able to do anything about any of those things?
Control
My dad taught me when I was young, to focus on things I could control. Life throws so much at you every day, it can drain a person quickly. Work, family, home, cars, children, pets, health, food, school, relationships, the future, the past, and so much more. Not to mention through all of this, you still have to think about yourself. Care about your health, your mind, your body, and love you.
Every day we each fight battles. We fight within ourselves and with the world. Pouring from a cup that needs to constantly be refilled. We learn about ourselves daily through the tests life gives us. Discovering who is our true support, standing with us when we need it. Life doesn’t stop, time doesn’t stop. But with the right love and support, we can be those strong warriors making our own happy life.
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With great warmth,
