Clear Skies Ahead

A cop pulls over a car load of nuns....
Cop: "Sister, this is a 65 MPH highway -- why are you going so slow?"
Sister: "Sir, I saw a lot of signs that said 22, not 65."
Cop: "Oh sister, that`s not the speed limit, that's the name of the highway you're on!
Sister: "Oh! Silly me! Thanks for letting me know. I'll be more careful.
At this point the cop looks in the backseat where the other nuns are shaking and trembling.
Cop: "Excuse me, Sister, what's wrong with your friends back there? They're shaking something terrible."
Sister: "Oh, we just got off of highway 119." 


How often is our perception of the world the thing that keep us down?


There is something great about 'hitting a wall' or running into difficulties and challenges.  That is, there is something great about it IF we have the right mindset and attitude.  Way more often than not, when we look back at the toughest, most challenging times in our lives, we recognize those times as highly productive in transforming us into someone better and preparing us for great and exciting things.  Does that make it fun to go through challenges?  Are we more likely to seek out the difficult, life changing 'opportunities'?  Probably not, but when those opportunities unavoidably arrive, instead of cringing and whining, we can perform a self-evaluation and determine in what way (or ways) we can and will change to be better in the future.  


A sickness or injury might keep you from doing what you are used to doing (career, exercise, hobbies, etc..), but that may very well give you the opportunity to develop your mind, change your attitude, reach out to friends, neighbors and family, and magnify those God given talents that were previously 'put on the back shelf' because you were too busy with life.


Losing a job, for whatever reason, is so often the catalyst to seek out and find your true calling in life.  The 'thing' you were born to do, the thing that brings you true enjoyment and fulfillment.  Have you heard the phrase 'accidental entrepreneur'?  Losing a job has been the springboard to countless successful businesses.  


What great opportunities (hidden in the challenges) has God blessed you with?


It's going to be a great day!