When life does get easy, we all know that it is not going to remain easy for too much longer and soon our lives will change in one way or another.
Often in life it is so easy to become frustrated with our circumstances when things do not go the way we want them to. It seems easier to become annoyed and angry rather than excited and waiting in anticipation of what is to come. Why do we seem to do this? I guess it is the way that the human brain and body works and the way our past experiences link to what we are experiencing in the here and now.
In my own life, there have been fully unexpected changes to my circumstances and they come at what I feel is the most inconvenient time - the time when everything seems to be going so well and you know that it is all almost too good to be true. It is too good to be true because then comes the change that we all know is going to happen sooner or later but at the same time, it is the change that we do not want to happen.
When a change comes, we can choose to look at it three different ways :
- be angry, annoyed and freaked out that our lives are drastically changing right before our eyes and we do not know how to get from point A to point B, not knowing what tomorrow will bring let alone the next hour or two. Feel like our lives are over and that we can not carry on - that life is just too much and we need to give up because there is nothing more that we can handle, nothing that can make all of this better
- Realise that this is a chance for us to grow, be stretched, realise what is really important and vital in our lives and focus on who and what is important. In this mindset, we can acknowledge that things will not always go the way that we want them to but that things in our lives happen for a reason and clearly the circumstance we were in previously, was not the best circumstance and plan for our lives. We can admit that it is hard to be in this period of the unknown but at the same time, we can also realise that this could possibly be an exciting time in our lives and that there is so much more to our lives than we currently thought possible.
- Give up all hope, realise that our lives are a waste of time and admit that nothing will ever get better and with a whole heap of other reasons added to a change in circumstance, people can sometimes end their lives, little realising people still love, care and support them.
All the ways mentioned above can be difficult and easy at the same time but it is our mindset in these situation and times in our lives that helps determine how much we can handle and how we will get through to see the 'light at the end of the tunnel'.
Like I just said though, it is hard when a change in circumstances happens and it is fully not what you expect but somehow, the life experiences we have already progressed through, allow us to get through yet another change in our lives.
Whatever our circumstances, whatever gets thrown our way, whatever we go through in our lives, there are always people there to support, mentor, encourage and lift us up when we need to get back up. There are always those people who will be there no matter what happens, no matter where our lives end up, the ones who will literally only ever be a phonecall, email, or text away - the ones who will drop literally everything to come and be there for you, to support you and help you through. When our lives change, we need to remember that it is not a time to give up but a time to hold on tight to the ones you love and be ready for anything and everything that may come your way.
Whenever life seems easy, remember it could only be a matter of time before a challenge is put in front of you and your circumstances change. Its not easy to face but you have a choice of how you approach this and how you move on to the next step in your life.
There is bound to be another turning point and another fork stuck in the road. Which choice will you make and which direction will your life take?
