A couple of people have commented that I haven't blogged for a while. Truth be told I've had a naff week or 2 and just couldn't. But seeing some people I haven't seen for a while and some gentle encouragement have reinvigorated me and given me a welcome prod of inspiration.
I had a big disappointment a while ago. One I thought I could never get over. I'm not the most patient person and the adage of "time is a healer" just didn't cut it. But you know what? It does. I won't forget what happened but I'll learn from it. I won't be the same person again and the experience will always be there in my personality. Experiences shape who we are. Then last week it felt like everything that could happen to upset me did happen and I was in control of nothing. Perhaps God's way of reminding me to let Him handle things! But had the time it felt like one big onslaught of rubbish and that negative voice was louder than ever and completely overpowering. But somehow I got through and put that negative voice back in its place. I'd like to say I know how I did it - guess I just put my fingers in my ears and shouted "LA LA LA!" until it went away
Something interesting dropped into my inbox this morning - about who we are being actually based on our past. I shared this with a friend who commented that as our present is only transient and that we are constantly making our past, we are constantly changing. This got me thinking about how we can shape our immediate future by our actions today. I think there's more to think about on this.
My new philosophy, which I have shared with a few people is "nothing ventured, nothing gained". Sitting still won't change anything. I may have to risk some disappointments but I might reap amazing rewards. I've always believed that everything happens for a reason even if we don't know what that reason is. Sometimes the reason becomes clear later on but sometimes we just never know why it happens. Nobody is going to make my memories for me; it's up to me to make my own. And that in itself sounds like a ruddy good philosophy!
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