Day 29...Life's Lessons

When you reach a certain age in life some people think there is nothing else you could possible learn.  You have seen it all.  Done it all. Met all types.  Read all the books.  Heard all of the stories.  Learned all of the lessons.  I hope I never get to that point in my life.  At 42, I want to continue learning.  In the past 50 days, I have learned a tremendous amount about myself and my life.  It hasn't all been pretty.  In fact, some of it has been hard to look at but I it has all been worthwhile. 

While I have been learning about myself, this blog has been a great opportunity for me to keep my focus on the many blessings in my day-to-day life.  I had gotten to a point where I found it more easy to get bogged down with the negative influences and forget about the multitude of positive influences that were flowing into my life every on a regular basis.  We have a choice about the way we"see" situations in our lives.  We can choose to focus on the negative or the positive.  We can choose to see only the bad or only the good or we can acknowledge the bad but let the good help us find our way. 

Since the beginning of the year, I have had a number of unfortunate situations: a very sick grandmother, the loss of three friends (two passed away and the other just walked away), I lost a very expensive camera, I have been overwhelmed more than ever at work, a few of my friends have been dealing with job losses, broken engagements, and illnesses.  For awhile it seemed as if every day I was getting bad news from one direction or the other. 

In the midst of that, I have been able to lose 14 pounds (dropped 1 and a half sizes), be in the best shape I've been in in over 15 years, reconnect with an old friend, be available for my friends who have been "going through', reconnect with God, see my life and God's promise for me moer clearer, organize my office, organize my home, forgive, heal and  fall in love with myself again. 

So no, I do not want to stop learning. I want to continue learning so I can continue to grow.  TraciH

When you get comfortable in a place where God only intends to take you through, you will delay entering into your promised land.
-Bishop TD Jakes