Falling Into Place
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Sometimes when things are going wrong it feels like everything is going wrong. Murphy’s law takes over and it can feel like our world is crashing down around us before our eyes. Routines, relationships, or activities that occupied much of our time and mental, physical and emotional capacity can disappear in a moment’s notice leaving us to pick up the pieces. It’s easy in moments like these to dwell in hardship, unable to see the silver lining that our friends and families try to tell us will be on the other side of tough times. The ability to see the silver lining or the learning moment in the face of adversity, can often be the moment that we recognize that all the “bad” things that were happening around us ultimately were setting us up for the next steps in our lives. 

  Think back to your teen years, things like making the varsity team, the prom and other can’t miss moments feel like the end all be all of your existence. Now as an adult they probably don’t pass your mind all that often. Sure they are memories that will live with you forever, but relative to your experience now you recognize how insignificant some of those moments are now in the grand plan of it all. Our understanding of the world is fragile, it’s hard to understand and take in how small our problems are in regards to our existence at the moment. We overreact, get frustrated, and lash out when things don’t go our way. The thing that we constantly forget is that we are strong individuals, capable of adapting and overcoming adversity with the best of them. Think back to times when things didn’t go your way, sure you were sad in the moment, but ultimately you recovered and forged a new route that probably led you in a different and more fulfilling direction in anyways. 

  It’s hard in real time to see the bigger picture, but throughout this episode we are looking for ways to understand that when things feel like they are falling apart in reality they are often falling into place for us. Tough battles and tests challenge us and make us resourceful. Recognize hardship as an opportunity and not as a condemnation from the gods. In most cases the reason that whatever happened happened because it wasn’t meant for you and that is ok, but the one thing that isn’t ok is staying there. Take a deep breath assess where you’re at and what your next move is going to be, we’ll bet it’s going to be even better than where you were at.