OT: Finding The Gift

Finding The Gift Bad Days We all have days when it feels like the world is against us or that the chaos we are experiencing will never end. One negative cir****tance seems to lead to another. You may wonder, on a bad day, whether anything in your life will ever go right again. But a bad day, like any other day, can be a gift. Having a bad day can show you that it is time to slow down, change course, or lighten up. A bad day can help you glean wisdom you might otherwise have overlooked or discounted. Bad days can certainly cause you to experience uncomfortable feelings you would prefer to avoid, yet a bad day may also give you a potent means to learn about yourself. You may consider a bad day to be one where you have missed an important meeting because your car stalled or the dryer broke or you received a piece of very bad news earlier in the morning. Multiple misfortunes that take place, one after the other, can leave us feeling vulnerable and intensely cognizant of our fragility. Although bad days can only have a long-term negative effect on us if we let them. It is better to ask yourself what you can learn from these kinds of days. The state of your bad day may be an indicator that you need to stay in and hibernate or let go of your growing negativity. Bad days contribute to the people we become. Though we may feel discouraged and distressed on our bad days, a bad day can teach us patience and perseverance. It is important to remember that your attitude drives your destiny and that one negative experience does not have to be the beginning of an ongoing stroke of bad luck. A bad day is memorable because it is one day among many good days. Otherwise, we would not even bother to acknowledge it as a bad day. Know, too, that everybody has bad days. You are not alone, the world is not against you. Tomorrow is a brand new day, greet it with love and watch it unfold into perhaps, a better day.

AMEN! 

VERY GOOD POST DARLENE!!!! THANYOU!!!!!

HUGS

What I've learned about myself is that I rarely grow through good times.  I grow through pain and adversity. It has a way of stretching me, in ways, sometimes, I think, I'd rather not be stretched. I don't know what's good for me or how I am suppose to grow, and in what direction.  But God has a different plan for me than the one I have planned for myself.  And I don't know what that is.  So I suit up and show up, one day at a time, to see what's in store.  THAT, I can do. And I can start my day over at anytime.

Thanks Darlene, I needed to read that, today, right now.

Another excellent post Darlene!  Without those bad days, I'd never truly appreciate the good days.

Thankws, I totally agree. Diana