I apologize for the corny Bee Gee's blog post title.
Or maybe you prefer Destiny's Child.
I couldn't resist :)
Life has been pretty crazy these past few months.
I've been through a lot of fairly drastic changes and have spent a lot of time rethinking what I want from my future.
I've had a lot of opportunities to get down on myself, to be upset or depressed, to let loneliness or self-pity take over, or to just want to completely give up.
Instead, I've put all of my energy in to focusing on seeing the good in all of this change and unpredictability. By focusing on the positive and having faith in the Lord, everything has changed.
I'm so excited for everything to come, but more importantly I'm content with where I'm at right now. I've realized that I can't keep looking forward to where I'll be in the future, otherwise I'll spend my entire life just waiting for the next big thing rather than enjoying the ride.
We have our agency and we have the power to change our outlook on life.
I'll tell you from firsthand experience that it isn't easy, but with honest effort and desire, it is possible.
I saw this quote this morning and I can't believe how true it is.
Feelings will come.
Sometimes they creep up on us or sometimes they hit us like a ton of bricks.
But we have the power to embrace them or control them.
We don't have to feel lonely, hopeless, depressed, self-pitying, or any other negative emotion which the adversary would love for us to embrace and ruminate about.
This goes for everyone in every stage of life. It may be negative emotions about a spouse, negative emotions about ourselves, our children, our jobs, our education, or absolutely anything.
If you can stop those negative feelings in their tracks and channel them in to positive and uplifting ones, it makes such a huge difference and will spill over into every aspect of your life.
I've learned the valuable lesson that if we are willing to put up the fight, then we really are in control of our happiness and our destiny.
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