The Gift of Experience: Hope Prevails

Who Are You?

"If you learn to really sit with loneliness and embrace it for the gift that it is...an opportunity to get to know you...to learn how strong you really are, to depend on no one but you for your happiness, you will realize that a little loneliness goes a long way in creating a richer, deeper, more vibrant and colorful you." -Mandy Hale

Setting expectations for ourselves is vital to becoming the best people we can be. Goals and aspirations, dreams and fascinations...they require us to be accountable, if only to ourselves. We may need to take baby steps. First we have to crawl, (some of us out of the pits of hell's grip) then stand, and finally walk toward our predetermined future.

I added this today because I believe we should never lose HOPE in ourselves. We may go through periods of down time, but in spending time alone we develop a strong sense of self that can carry us through rough patches. We should ask ourselves some questions when we feel down.

A) How did I overcome my last obstacle?
B) Who are my positive role models?
C) What is my finest attribute?
D) Can I use a former experience to help me through this?

Once you've answered them, get out and chase the wind until you discover its color for yourself.