I've been contemplating lately how so many things that feel like setbacks at the time are actually exactly what we need to move forward with our lives. One truism of the human condition is that we consistently attempt to take the path of least resistance, even if we know that such a road will eventually lead to ruin. Often it takes a dramatic shift to force us to look at our lives differently and make the changes that we knew all along that we needed to make.
My diagnosis of diabetes exponentially accelerated the efforts that I had been making to improve my health by changing my exercise and eating habits. The time spent waiting for our last house to sell put us in a position to both get and better appreciate the house we now have. Even our tight finances gave me the impetus to take on coaching hurdles ... an experience that has thus far been quite rewarding.
Perhaps we need to look at our setbacks as opportunities to brush off the cobwebs and reorder our lives. Who knows what grander plan might await us? I know that on the whole my life certainly has gone differently than I had ever expected. Looking back at my past plans, I wouldn't have it any other way.
My diagnosis of diabetes exponentially accelerated the efforts that I had been making to improve my health by changing my exercise and eating habits. The time spent waiting for our last house to sell put us in a position to both get and better appreciate the house we now have. Even our tight finances gave me the impetus to take on coaching hurdles ... an experience that has thus far been quite rewarding.
Perhaps we need to look at our setbacks as opportunities to brush off the cobwebs and reorder our lives. Who knows what grander plan might await us? I know that on the whole my life certainly has gone differently than I had ever expected. Looking back at my past plans, I wouldn't have it any other way.
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