We all face hurdles in life. It is part of the growing
process at all stages of development. The difficult part is understanding how
to process these issues. Deciphering which ones you can affect directly and
which ones you can’t is one of the keys to creating harmony in your life.
I remember taking a class in college called Adult
Development. I was somewhat miffed to learn, after going through all the stages
of development as a child that now, I was
entering adulthood, I had all
these new phases of changes to face.
Hadn’t I gone through enough growing pains already? Does this adjustment period never cease?
I think in our youth
we think at one point in our life we will hit the stage where we have somewhat
mastered life! As we age, we learn that plateau does not exist. What’s more, it
should not exist for if it did, one of the best parts of life would be gone,
learning and growing.
Facing issues most of us that like to be in control want to
fix things immediately. Creating solutions comes naturally to Type A
personalities, it is innate, part of their chemistry. The lucky Type B’s seem
to have it easier in my mind, they can roll with it. My type tends to obsess,
look at problems from every angle, make lists of ideas, bounce it off of
others, research the problem and then circle back around.
The reality is we need to always, when confronted with
problems step back. The types of issues
I am referring to tend to involve emotions. Recognize, with issues you are
facing, if they are truly under your control. In these cases, it is really
worth your efforts?
I have come to find out, from seeing friends die of cancer,
too much time in our lifetime is wasted. We do not spend enough time rejoicing
in the beauty of life. Those issues,
when they pop up, ask yourself, can you send the request up to God and move
on? If you can’t control it and tomorrow
is not promised should you perhaps let it go?
Sometimes life’s problems don’t get solved. And then, fate will
intervene, and when it does, the situation is taken completely out of your
hands. Do not try to force your will, give fate a chance.
