To celebrate growing older, I once read a snippet called ”The 45 Lessons Life Taught Me.” It is one of my favorite pieces; consequently, I’m going to illustrate each lesson on this blog. In the end, I hope you’re as inspired as I am to make each day better than the last.
LESSON #1: Life Isn’t Fair… But It’s Still Good!
At an early age, we all come to the realization that life doesn’t necessarily make a whole lot of sense. The bully gets the coveted spot on the football team. The kid whose dad obviously completed his science project gets an A+. Your big sister picks on you incessantly but you’re the one who gets in trouble.
Life. Isn’t. Fair.
Okay, that’s true… yet it’s critical that we don’t allow that fact to color the way we look at everything. Unfortunately, too many of us forget that although life doesn’t always work out logically, it still can be awesome. Sunsets are brilliant, good friends are amazing and good clients make us smile.
In short, life is good. Not fair, but good.
My challenge to you is to remember this the next time something goes wrong in your personal or professional life. Maybe the dentist you work for chews you out for something that you didn’t do. Perhaps you get in an accident on the way to work and your car is out of service for days (but you’re okay!) Or just maybe you feel like you’re stuck in a rut and the whole world – especially given all the dire economic predictions — seems to be conspiring against you. In those situations, I urge you to look for the positive, the so-called silver filling… er, lining.
Because life is still good. It really is.
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