Friday, October 10/14

So often when you are immersed in something life altering, you don't notice have far you have come. You may be heartbroken, depressed, grieving or literally just treading water, and all the little changes are indistinguishable to you. Whatever has happened, you are fully absorbed in the pain, the moment. 

Now having just said that, I have just had an insight... When the moments are big, ie. winning the lottery, someone dear passing on, the birth of a child, momentous occasions... we are totally present in the moment. We all try to work at being present at all times, not projecting into the future  nor digging in the past ... being aware, and being there. But on a day  to day basis, our minds are wandering into both past and future. So, it appears that the world isn't big enough for us, because we ARE present when things are huge, monumental, or noteworthy. I will reflect on that.

I do know that when you are going through a hard time, it is challenging for a reason, you are learning something. You will come out of it better off than you were to start with. If you lost all you money, for example, you may not come out of it a multimillionaire, but you will have learned lessons concerning your money issues and be better off because of it. You WILL be grateful for what you have learned. 

Even though, during the crisis, your fondest dream was to win the lottery, instead, you learned that you could be independent, self sufficient and quite happy even without a huge windfall. So things didn't work out as you had hoped, even so, you have grown and learned a multitude of lessons.

When you look back, down the road, you will be amazed at the many benefits there were to this disaster. Consider how much you have grown, that you are OK, and realize that the universe is open to you and for you!