Things will not always go how we hoped they would or planned for them to go. In fact, maybe most of the time things will go differently than we wished or assumed they would. This is simply part of the path. We cannot control every detail, variable, and circumstance so that all of life conforms…
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Joy Does Not Seek Us Out
There is simply no way for us to experience all of the joy that life has to offer without also opening ourselves up to pain. Our hearts cannot be receptive to the good without also being vulnerable to the bad. If we want to protect ourselves from being hurt, from being let down, disappointed, and…
Choosing Better Or Worse
Every day, we get to choose whether we are going to live better or die faster. While we cannot control all of the external variables of our lives, we can control how we respond to and interact with them. We get to choose how we behave. We do not get to choose the entirety of…
Not Ours Alone
Our plans are not ours alone to make. We have some say over how our lives progress, but our power over life is finite and our vision is as well. We cannot see every reason, every cause, every effect, and every purpose. We cannot control ever detail, variable, or circumstance. All we can do is…
Time To Live
A little time goes a long way. With time being our only truly non-renewable resource, how we spend it matters. If we use our time doing our best to avoid intimacy, connection, and deep, meaningful relationships, we should not be overly surprised when we find ourselves alone and lonely. If, on the other hand, we use…