Lesson, Test or Gift

I hope you had a wonderful weekend! I spent mine getting together with my closest friends for one of their bachelorette parties.

This is the first time we’ve all been together in over a year. There was a lot of talk about circumstances of the past year, frustrations over new rules and also lots of laughs and happiness about being together and celebrating.

It got me thinking...

When bad things happen in life we typically take the victim mentality where we protest and complain about the inconvenience or wonder why it’s happening to us.

When the good times come, we don’t take the time to truly appreciate them and we think the good will last forever.

Everything in life is a lesson, test or gift. When you start seeing life this way, life becomes more fun - you don’t sweat the small stuff and you’re more thankful for the good.

Someone cuts you off on the road:

—>Oh here’s a nice test to see if I can keep my composure

You get into an argument with your partner or friend:

—>Perhaps a lesson to listen more and try to see someone else’s point of view.

Get together with friends and everyone is happy and healthy:

—>Take a pause and be grateful for these moments and people in your life.

Life isn’t happening to us, it’s happening for us and there is something to learn in every situation.

“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”

~Wayne Dyer

Happy Monday!

XO

Adrienne