It ebbs and flows

Let's state the obvious. Over the last several weeks we have all experienced huge shifts in our lives. Unlike anything any of us would have ever thought possible. I wanted to get that out there first. That is a given and not to be understated.

For me though, even with the massive unplanned changes that have happened I keep coming back to a few things and I want to share them with you.

One, this IS life. Life IS uncertain. That is nothing new. I am a planner and I thrive on certainty.  During this time it has been challenging for me with so many things up in the air. Yet, I try to always remember that this is nothing new or different about life in general. We can make goals and have plans all we want, and, that is good to do.  Yet, things can always change.  If I look at the totality of my life it is nothing even close to what I had planned along the way.  Thus, it is helpful for me to keep in mind that while challenging right now, life is life and things can and will change.

Another thing I work on is staying out of the extremes. We tend to do this in our society. Nothing real new there either. Anytime I am taking a hard stance one way or the other, it is usually not going to go well.  There are two sides to every story. I think it is important to take a stand for sure, but, I should always be willing to see the other sides viewpoints on a given subject. Politics are notorious for this "one side or the other" mindset. Look at how little gets accomplished in the political realm due to it. Thus, even during a pandemic where I see many take hard stances one way or the other, I have to remind myself to steer from that mindset.

A whole life ebbs and flows; it really does.  There are good times, bad times, and ugly times.  They all go together and I believe they are all valuable. Certainly it would be nice to only have good times. But, that is not even close to being realistic. The struggle is what can help us get to the good times. I think sometimes we try to avoid struggle to much.  I have experienced massive struggle in my lifetime. Some of it I wouldn't wish upon anyone.  Yet, through the struggle I have gained a lot.

Life is truly something that ebbs and flows. Through this time period of a lot more flowing than ebbing, I try to see the times where it is good. I try to find the days and times where I am experiencing joy even during a pandemic. 

I close with what I have said throughout this entire time.....we will get through this.

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