Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Oct/Nov 2017 Aspire Mag Full Issue: Feminine Wisdo | Page 38
Allowing What IS
Even When It’s
UNCOMFORTABLE
BY LARA JAYE
W
hen I glance back briefly over my
life’s journey, I can easily see behind me
a string of disappointments. Suffering.
Pain. Sadness. Lost love. I also see a
string of wonderful surprises and blessings
interwoven to make up my entire life’s
tapestry. Which one I choose to focus on
determines how I feel at any given moment.
Sometimes, all I see and feel is what is
happening in this moment. If I’m not careful,
those unmet desires and disappointments
could send me into a curled up ball, or
even propel me to give up. I’ve given up
to the disappointment many, many times.
Sometimes, several times a day!
To be disappointed means to be discouraged
by the failure of one’s hopes or expectations.
When you’re feeling down about a recent
expectation or failed hope, life can seem
awfully dismal. Hope gives you something
to look forward to, to believe in, even trust.
When that hope is shattered and the shards
are everywhere, the question is, what now?
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