We all have tough experiences that we encounter in life, even daily. There are always challenges, and it makes you wonder many times as to why you even bother. This is where you have to change that adversity, and have it become a learning opportunity. We all can learn something from our mistakes. If we do learn something, we grow from it. If we don’t, then we will just keep repeating those same mistakes over again. Whenever we are knocked down, we need to get back up. Instead of complaining about things all of the time, start talking about the positives involved with them. Create positive opportunities!
Shine your light for others. Teach as we go, not only for others, but for ourselves. We always need to keep learning. Always! A lot of our teaching lessons can be from what we see, and how we handle those situations. With the weather starting to get colder, even though we have not had much snow yet, it is easy to start getting down because we are going to be limited with what we can do outside. It is dark when we go to work, and dark when we go home. We have to figure out other ways to keep the “light on” in our life. This weekend was a good example. When I go out and take pictures, the ice is building up everywhere along the lake. If I just think about it getting cold enough to have ice, it is easy to start feeling down due to the weather. But that “ice” can also bring out other things to adventure in, and different ways of seeing things.
The ice creates its own art to be able to see things in a different way. I still love all the reflections I see with sunsets.
This was last night! The colors were amazing. From this picture, it could still be July outside. Now add the ice back in…
Now it added a whole different view to the scene. It may be cold, but it is really pretty. It can make something look even more extraordinary. That is how we have to look at things in life. How do we turn something bad, or ordinary, into something good, or extraordinary? It starts with out attitude. I talked about being in the driver’s seat last week. Our attitude is the main driver of us. If we are happy, things go well. If we are not happy, things tend to snowball, and then can seem even worse. Our reaction to those adversities in our life determine our opportunities going forward.
And, just like with me taking pictures, it is a moment to slow down a little bit, and really appreciate what is in front of us. I have always said a picture says a thousand words. But even better–
Great description! And true! We all have phones, and we all can take pictures. Slow down a little, and create more pause buttons in life. Appreciate the moments more. Take advantages of those things in life we may have taken for granted. Turn those adversities into learning opportunities, and in the long run, we will much more satisfied, and happy! Keep looking for those moments! Keep moving everybody!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day of New Streak: #966
