You WILL Survive…

To my friend somewhere out there,

When I awoke this morning, there was an odd feeling in my chest. The kind I get when someone near is in trouble.  Stress, life, not necessarily danger, but perhaps a serious challenge being faced by someone caught unaware…and my heart aches.

I couldn’t figure it out, so I thought it might be helpful to go with this feeling and reach out through my blog.  Hopefully you will see this and find some measure of comfort.

If you believe one thing only, trust in this:

You’re going to be ok.

I may not know who you are or what you’re going through, but I feel this surge of emotion to tell you that you WILL survive the events of your life.

Sometimes life gives us moments of bliss, moments of rest and a change to take a deep breath, only to plunge us into a deeper challenge. Many times you cannot see the light or the other side of that chasm, and we take it personally.

It’s not because you’re being picked on.  It’s because you are fortunate enough to have the notice of the Universe.  It’s because YOU MATTER.  You are one of those unique people given the opportunity to learn and grow and become something much more than you are right now.

Oh it doesn’t feel that way during the journey, but that usually because our perspective is skewed.  It’s our nature to focus on a result, rather than the event.  The goal, rather than the path traveled to achieve that goal.

Here’s something else.  You are a completely unique soul.  God doesn’t make mistakes, nor does he trifle with the ‘ordinary’.

Without you, something great, something magnificent and breathtaking will be lost to the world…and life would be a darker place because it doesn’t have you in it.

…only you know what that will be.

This I know: if God has placed challenges in front of you because He feels you can meet those challenges…even if you might not feel that way right now, my money is on you.

Don’t give up. Don’t give in. Ever.

Accept the challenge. Embrace it. Stand your ground and choose to walk the walk and I promise you the most amazing life a person can live.

You WILL survive.

God Bless.