It is all a matter of perspective…

In every journey there are set backs or obstacles. But are they really setbacks?  I have had some changes in my life lately that I have been dwelling on as a set back in my journey.  I keep telling myself that everything happens for a reason but can’t seem to really wrap my head around it.  This week some quotes seem to be lingering in my head: “It’s all a matter of perspective” and “Change your thoughts, Change your world.”   We will be expanding our family this fall, while I am not a well organized and planned out person I do like to plan the big things in life and this surprise has thrown me for a loop!  It is all a matter of perspective. I have been stuck on all the ways that my days are going to get more demanding and I have forgot to see the blessing this brings.  I don’t know what I would do without my kids and I am sure that it won’t be long before I cannot imagine myself without the three of them.  I have been so stuck that someone walked by me on the street the other day and said congratulations and honestly for a minute I seriously wondered what she was talking about.  It is time to change my perspective. 

Whether the change in your journey is a pregnancy, an injury, a career change or whatever it may be it is only a negative change if we allow it to be.  After all, our entire journey is all about change, right?  Thoughts and perspective are not something that can change overnight, however sometimes we do have that one moment that it is like a light bulb comes on over your head and you can see through the fog.  We have to realize that we create that fog and maybe with practice the fog will get less and less.  Every so called obstacle that comes our way is an opportunity we just have to stay clear minded to be able to see what that opportunity may be.

There is an app on Facebook called God Wants You to Know, it sends you messages and sometimes it happens to really fit your day.  Today happens to be one of those days, I just took a break from writing this and looked at my message, this is what it said:

“On this day of your life, we believe God wants you to know ... that when events happen which seem catastrophic, it is not only possible, but very important for you to allow yourself to come to a place of calmness.

Panicking serves no one - not yourself, not the people who are suffering, and not the planet. Allow yourself to trust that there is a larger purpose and that it may not be necessary for you to know that purpose at this time. Allow yourself to have faith that ultimately, all will be well.”

 I thought it fit this article well and wanted to share.  So whatever it is that you feel is standing in your way it is time to change your perspective and welcome the opportunity.  It only remains as an obstacle as long as you let it.  You may feel that an injury takes away your ability to stick with your exercise routine when it may just be an opportunity to find your ability to do something different.