Or Do You Just Need A Better View?
It’s Saturday morning, I’m sitting at the kitchen counter drinking a steamy, robust cup of coffee while reading some early morning Facebook posts when a particular status update caught my eye. It was just two words, “Life Sucks.” “Wow,” I thought. “I bet I know how the rest of his day is going to be like.”
I am not familiar with this individuals story or what challenges he is going through. There is something I am familiar with though. We all have a story. Our stories contain joy and sorrow, success and setbacks, love and heartache. It is all a part of the wonderful thing we call life. We are here to experience and learn from the happy times as well as the challenging times. The only difference between a fantastic life and a life that sucks is the person who is observing it.
Life isn’t fair; life isn’t unfair. Life doesn’t suck; life doesn’t not suck. Life is life and it’s your perception of life which will determine how you will experience it.
Next time you hear someone say, “life sucks,” maybe you can respond by saying, “I’m sorry you feel that way and I wonder if it’s just your view that needs adjusting. Maybe it’s time to look out a different window.”
You; Yes You, were created for great things. It’s time to get to work!
Slawek Polinski
