So we can pick ourselves up!
Oh the metaphor!
We have so many of those to guide us on our road to fulfillment don't you think?! We continually find those euphemism that helps us to see our way through life. It might seem offensive to some to speak of some things, yet there are those of us that find those wise philosophical thoughts that cautions us on our path to being what we are, human!
It's a natural part of being human. We continuously grow and learn from the mistakes we make in life. At least some of us do, while the few continue on their journey in circles, never finding that which they seek. And for the lucky few who are able to hop off that merry go round because they have discovered the answer(s) to their predicament, you lucky dogs you!
I do believe that we fall, we fail, make mistakes, so that we can learn from them and do our very best not to make those same mistakes twice! And by George if you do tread that sorry path again, look yourself in the face and promise never to do it again!
Thanks to Alfred Pennyworth and Thomas Wayne for those wise words! [those of you who are comic fans know what I'm talking about!]
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Acceptance
Of the things we cannot change, or at least, of the things I cannot change! I'm learning to roll with the punches, go with the flow so to speak! It's much better to trust in God and let what you can't do anything about just happen as naturally as they are supposed to! Agreed? It makes my life so much better and run a lot less bumpy! Angelamarie has a great blog she recently wrote about trusting God!
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You're not as dumb as you think you are!
Maybe I should rephrase that! Not that I thought I was dumb, but sometimes I don't think I'm smart enough, or even more rephrasing, sometimes I think I've lost that smart edge I used to have when I was younger and more hungry for growth in the career ladder of my life! Then again, I've come to realise I haven't really lost that hunger, it's still there, it's just changed it's taste in the type of food it wants to consume!
Like the other day I a friend of a friend was in need of a little guidance, she wants to start a business, found a grant that would be of help, but was in a predicament as to what to say in her request. She didn't feel she had the eloquence to put it together. I told my friend, let her send me an email, with just a few thoughts and give me an idea of what the grant requires. You see I used to assist with grants on my old job, many moons ago. Not that I was the instigator or the one in charge of the grants, but I did a few edits over the years and had a little know-how here and there, plus I constantly keep my eyes peeled for things I'm interested in. So I did it, wrote a paragraph for her and resend the email. She called me thanking me saying what a talent I had and I'm wasting it! I put into word everything she wanted to say but couldn't!
That got me thinking that she's right! I do have a knack for writing and I should pursue it! It's reaffirmed my quest to go back to school to get that degree in writing!
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God's overall plan?
Our fall? [back on topic!] Do you think it is His plan for us to sometimes loose face, fall from grace, make mistakes? Sometimes there are those of us who needs to be cut down a peg or two, perhaps! Some people might say, well your God is a wicked God to do that to us! Is he really? Don't some us need to wake up and face our realities? To see why we need to shake ourselves out of apathy? Depression? Sometimes we need a swift kick in the butt to get us going!
I'm all for it! How about you?