As humans we have in ourselves aspirations, ambitions and a
desire to go further than we already are. Sometimes for the good reasons: to be
the first one in our family to go to college, to turn our dreams into reality,
to “make it out of the hood” and give young generations hope and strength to
make it too. Sometimes it is for the wrong reasons: to be seen for the bling
and the money, for privileges, power or fame, or sometimes because we are
lusting after what other people have because as humans, we always think that
the grass is always greener on the other side. Whatever our reasons are, most
of the time as we chase after those things we want, we forget to stop for a minute.
To thank God for what we have, to pause and realize how blessed we are even
though we are not where we want to be yet. To be content as we remember the
times we prayed for the things we have now, while still praying for those we
are still chasing after.
Journeying through life, I have learned a lot. I am not the epitome of wisdom but I have learned two or three things that younger me couldn’t have grasped back then. I have learned to pace myself, to enjoy the journey and not rush to the destination because the knowledge/ skills acquired though the journey is what will allow us to be successful in life. I have learned that we all have our own timing for things to happen in our lives, whether good or bad. It is easy to look at where other people are in life and want to rush to get there. We envy them without really knowing what they have been through in life, what their story looked like before you met them and how it was written. The truth is we all have different stories and different paths to walk and perhaps if we weren’t so caught up trying to live other people’s live, we would have the chance to explore avenues that led us to better horizons. Horizons better than what we would have ever imagined. I have also learned that some chapter in life won’t have a name until later in life. Why? Because some things don’t make sense until later in life, when we actually get to use the skills we acquired from being through tough situations in life; when we go through the storm and make it to the sunny side, only to look behind and see someone going through what we went through and realize we are for that person the help we never got. I got to understand that sometimes we go through life’s motion without any clue, only to figure out later that everything that happens was for a purpose.
So matter where you stand in life at the moment, take a deep breath, be still for a minute and be grateful. Understand that you are right where you are supposed to be: who you where, the tools you had got you to where you stand in life right now and everything (good and bad) that you went through serves a purpose. You might not understand now but one day it will all make sense.
Journeying through life, I have learned a lot. I am not the epitome of wisdom but I have learned two or three things that younger me couldn’t have grasped back then. I have learned to pace myself, to enjoy the journey and not rush to the destination because the knowledge/ skills acquired though the journey is what will allow us to be successful in life. I have learned that we all have our own timing for things to happen in our lives, whether good or bad. It is easy to look at where other people are in life and want to rush to get there. We envy them without really knowing what they have been through in life, what their story looked like before you met them and how it was written. The truth is we all have different stories and different paths to walk and perhaps if we weren’t so caught up trying to live other people’s live, we would have the chance to explore avenues that led us to better horizons. Horizons better than what we would have ever imagined. I have also learned that some chapter in life won’t have a name until later in life. Why? Because some things don’t make sense until later in life, when we actually get to use the skills we acquired from being through tough situations in life; when we go through the storm and make it to the sunny side, only to look behind and see someone going through what we went through and realize we are for that person the help we never got. I got to understand that sometimes we go through life’s motion without any clue, only to figure out later that everything that happens was for a purpose.
So matter where you stand in life at the moment, take a deep breath, be still for a minute and be grateful. Understand that you are right where you are supposed to be: who you where, the tools you had got you to where you stand in life right now and everything (good and bad) that you went through serves a purpose. You might not understand now but one day it will all make sense.
Until then,
xo
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