Facing Giants

Original post dated 2013 by Analytical Perspective (aka Me)

Throughout the morning as Mary ran errands at the clinic, she’d noticed a lone boy standing in the hall. She noticed he’d been standing in various parts of the halls all morning. Knowing the nature and experience of this person, Mary knew that his standing in the hall could not be good. She spoke encouraging words to him each time she passed him. The last time she passed him, Mary gave him an empathetic smile, put her arm around him, gave him her most sincere and caring expression, and said, “It’s going to be okay.” Once again, Mary walked down the hall and this time she passed a man who whispered to her, “No, it’s not.” Mary, with kindness and understanding, told the man that he was wrong.

End story.

Society tells us that we have to think and react a certain way to certain situations when in fact we do not; for this reason, I am not a fan of society. On a whole, society is irrational. Yes, life is at times unpleasant and it seems that at some point in life trouble finds you no matter where you are and no matter how you try to avoid it. Depending on our value system, some trouble is more emotionally devastating than others; in addition, however slight the difference, everyone has a different value system. For example, for one person, losing their 1931 Bugatti Royale Kellner Coupe might be more devastating than losing their mother. The point is that whatever the pain or loss “we can endure and find our inner-peace again” if we are focused on doing what is most important.

What is most important? Striving to live at our maximum potential is most important; because this is the point we can most help ourselves and others.

What is maximum potential? It is using your abilities to better yourself and whoever/whatever comes into your personal world; for one person that might look like unstable employment for 30 years, but providing the basic needs for his/her family, while for another person it might be climbing to the top of Mt. Everest or curing cancer.

We all have a purpose. Are you finding yours?

No, you can’t run from trouble, but you can confront it. You can tell it, “Trouble!! You will not defeat me!! Be gone!! I will succeed.”

When you are experiencing trouble, say it! Are you saying it out loud? Say it like you mean it.

Don’t let trouble chase you. We all have our sources of strength to rise again. For me, personally, strength looks like a good helping of stubbornness.

In addition, we may have to fail our goal multiple times and for a time period greater than we had hoped, before we reach our goal. So if you find yourself on your face, get on your knees, and when you get on your knees, get on your feet. If you can’t get on your feet, stand on your head.

And remember … It’s going to be okay, if you let it.