We’ve all been hit with disappointments, sorrow, and betrayals. They hurt. And, some of them hurt deeply. Yet, in the pain we experience, there is a shining light, there are lessons and truths that we would never discover if we didn’t go through the darkness. The lessons don’t make it easier. If we allow them to act on us, we become better people. Don’t let these experiences make you bitter, let the experiences make you better.
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🤗 A Better Life ~ What’s Important?
Every once in a while it’s good to think about what’s really important in life. One way of thinking about what’s important is think about what we can do without. It doesn’t take long for me to identify what’s important to me:
- Good health.
- Family
- Friends
- Love
- Faith in a loving God
- A job with meaningful work
Everything else is an added benefit.Â
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🤗 A Better Life ~ Creating a Field of Opportunities
There are some things I may not like, but I have to accept, like a rainy day when I’m planning a picnic. Why get upset over things we can’t change? Instead, learning to accept and work with things we can’t change opens up whole new ways of thinking and doing. In the example, instead of going on a picnic why not take in a movie? There are many options if we open ourselves to them and a seeming disappointment, becomes a field of opportunities.Â
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🤗 A Better Life ~ Getting Past the Tough Times
Life can be tough. The tough moments are borne more easily when we have a special friend or partner whose strength and encouragement bolsters and supports us. Perhaps today, you can be that special friend or partner and be the wings under his/her wings.Â
🤗 A Better Life ~ Slow Down, Just for a Moment
You know you are out of balance if all you think about is work, tasks to be accomplished, and the next thing to do. When we’re out of balance we have to pedal harder to prevent ourselves from tipping. Today, take time to find some balance. It doesn’t have to be big. Skip a business lunch and go for a gentle walk, grab a bite from a food truck. Tonight, leave the news alone. It’ll still be there in the morning. Hold hands and kiss the partner in your life. You’ll both feel better.
🤗 A Better Life ~ Making Choices
What does this day hold for you? Who knows? How we frame the events of our day can make all the difference in how we feel about the day. The other night a friend text me and suggested we go out for dinner. I was planning to watch a basketball playoff game. After a moment’s thought, I chose to go out for dinner. I can always watch a replay of basketball game, I can’t watch a replay of a pleasant conversation over a good meal. It was a good decision.
🤗 A Better Life ~ The Dance
All good relationships are a beautiful dance, where the couple has learned to move together without thought. There is no concern over who is leading and following, it is all part of the great dance of love. The dance doesn’t happen overnight, but takes effort and commitment and quietly it happens, the relationship becomes an effortless dance.
🤗 A Better Life ~ It’s Time to Put a Kick in Your Step
Feeling down? Got a case of the lows today? C’mon lift your chin, put a kick in your step, it’s all going to get better. Adonis Lattimore, 17, didn’t let being born without a right leg, a partial left leg and only one fully functioning arm get him down and give him a permanent set of the lows. Adonis didn’t listen to the naysayers, with the help of his dad he became involved in wrestling. Recently, Adonis won his state championship in his weight class. He’s headed off to college this fall and plans to continue wrestling. Let Adonis inspire you. You can do it. C’mon it’s your time to roll.
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🤗 A Better Life ~ Encourage Each Other
Tomorrow will be brighter
– pass it on
🤗 A Better Life ~ Facing a Challenge?
Faced with a challenge? Do you see it as a mountain or a stepping stone? The choice makes all the difference.
