Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Day 4/365 Gratitude for Lesson-January 4, 2016


Day 4/365 my gratitude today is for lessons. If I knew all of the tough lessons that I would face in my life before they happened, I would have thought “no way, I can’t get through that” but, I have gotten through each one and every difficult challenge has brought beauty to my life in ways I could have never imagined. 5 years ago today my life was derailed professionally and I did not realize how much of my identity was wrapped up in “what I did”. After 3 days of being curled up in a ball a spiritual experience came to me and my faith returned and I remembered that “I get what I need” even if I don’t understand it at first. I trusted in the process and looked for the meaning within the experience. That lesson was meant as gift to me and immediately took me off the wrong path and set me about following the path I am still on now. When I ended up in college at the age of 48, I knew I was exactly where I was supposed to be and I love my life today and I am so grateful for the lessons that while painful at the time, are opportunities for growth. Gratitude for lesson.

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