The Cards We Are Delt

Do you think we’re shaped more by our experiences or by who we are?

Life can totally stink sometimes. Sometimes it’s wonderful. What if 90% of your day was wonderful? Would you concentrate and post about the 10% that wasn’t? I know people like that. I grew up around that mindset and truly became that person.

We can all understand how negative that is… I mean seriously! – 90% of your day rocked! You should totally be grateful and stop the complaining.

But what if your day or life was 90% bad. If you’ve grown up in an abusive and impoverished environment with bullies and authority that makes everyday a nightmare to the point of depression or uncontrolled anxieties and triggers… gratitude is nearly impossible. I know this. It was how I lived my young life.

I believed that I got handed bad cards in life so that’s my “lot in life” as Star Wars droid C3PO is famous for uttering.

Beleif is a strange thing and a powerful tool. What you truly believe dictates your day and attitude and therefore your choices. Choices are what changes any story.

My story changed when I saw people who went through the same things I did but made a different choice. A choice to choose life and get busy doing things that built a believe that I had purpose and gave me hope.

I still work on this everyday.

I’m working on it now by sharing this with you today…

Maybe today was a 90% bad kind of day. Post something good and go talk to someone about the Good things you can be grateful for.

You were made for more – you were made for the whole sky and that is huge. You have a purpose and maybe you lost hope…

Hope is still there. Go find Hope.