Has life ever handed you one of those weeks?

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Have you ever had one of those weeks?

A week filled with news like this:

  • One more friend is diagnosed with cancer while others are in the midst of the battle
  • Several friends say their last goodbyes to loved ones that have left the earth
  • One more marriage is on the rocks
  • One more job loss
  • Another horrible diagnosis

While the world is focused on:

  • Terrorists
  • War
  • Refugees
  • Ugly politics

Have you ever felt shaken AND stirred?  Where the pain in the world becomes so loud it hurts?  This week was one of those weeks.

And then there is a pause.

  • A deep breath
  • A prayer
  • A brisk walk

Then the reminder that in the midst of it all there are also celebrations:

  • A wedding
  • The story of a teenage girl that consistently identifies the loners in school and reaches out to them
  • The friends that surround those that are struggling with love, encouragement, advice, and helping hands
  • The note that came that says you’re making a difference
  • The planning of a welcome home party for a young father that has been fighting for his life for a very long time in a hospital and rehab center that are far, far away from his loving wife and children.

And then there are Goosebumps, thankfulness and a smile….

Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.  Karen Kaiser Clark Click to tweet

And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. Abraham Lincoln

Where are you focused today?  In the past, living the present or worrying about the future?

Pressure Makes Diamonds

 

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7 thoughts on “Has life ever handed you one of those weeks?”

  1. What a beautiful post, Chery! I love your positive attitude on life! So many times it’s easier to succumb to the negativity around us because it is truly pervasive and acute….it’s not imaginary or blown out of proportion. It’s awful. So we need to work hard to find the positive in what is going on around us…and guess what? We always find it if we look for it! Your post is lovely reminder of that.

    I just love this: Life is change. Growth is optional.

    So true, and keep the faith!

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    • LaRae – Isn’t it true? We see what we focus on! Sometimes it’s hard to shift our focus to the positive when we don’t have to work very hard to see the negative. But wen we make that shift there is so much more joy, energy and hope!

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  3. Chery
    Thank you for this inspiring post. What gets our attention gets energy, doesn’t it?
    Appreciating and expressing gratitude for the wonderful things in our lives ( and I believe we always have something good going on…) fills us with joy, energy and helps us get a better perspective on the occasional and inevitable not so pleasant situations.

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    • Sridhar – Thank you for your comment! You are spot on about attention and energy! I am absolutely convinced that thankfulness is the key to bringing light into this world and into really dark situations.

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