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Getting Out Of A Mess
« on: Sep 18th, 2004, 10:02am » |
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The First Step OUT of A Mess
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When everything is a mess and when you try to clean up, where do you start?
In life, some messes are bigger than others.
Some situations are more traumatic and distressing.
A flat tire is different from your car being repossessed and you
lost your job and are facing eviction.
I believe the subscriber who wrote that question was facing a
situation far more challenging than a flat tire, but it was a
question that struck me.
What do you do when everything is in a mess?
Let me give a pointer on the first part that may help someone.
"When everything is a mess..."
First, as long as there is breath in your body, realize that
it's impossible for everything to be in a mess.
Something has to be right.
The first thing is to find the things that are right.
Car repossessed?
Be thankful for a great bus system.
You may not think that's much until you ride on some of the bus
systems of the world that I've seen.
Got a terrible bus system?
Be thankful for legs that allow you to stand on a crowded,
non air-conditioned bus with people hanging out of the doors and
windows plus a bumpy ride.
Imagine for a second that you have just been told that you have
AIDS or terminal cancer.
Now imagine the relief when the doctor tells you it was a
mistake and your health is fine.
Don't have AIDS or terminal cancer?
Then EVERYTHING isn't in a mess is it?
That's the first thing; when you really stop and take count,
EVERYTHING is NOT messed up, just some things.
Even if you did have a terminal disease, if you are headed to
heaven then EVERYTHING still isn't messed up.
That's the first big step;
realize the "other" things that aren't messed up.
When this issue was first published a subscriber wrote who had
AIDS and said their life wasn't messed up just because they had
AIDS. They were living with it and had great hope.
There are two other steps that I'll get to later.
Want to know the next two steps right now?
Patience my friends, patience.
All messes take a little time to clean, and patience is one of
the necessary cleaning agents.
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