Even when we are doing and trying our best, sometimes it seems life still wants to kick us around a bit.

For example:

1. We are working hard at our jobs and we still never feel caught up.
2. We spend all day at our jobs and still feel like we are not getting ahead financially.
3. Worst, we put in years at our jobs and we out of the blue get laid off.
4. We intend to offer our love and support to our spouses but instead tension and conflict occurs.
5. We intend to raise perfectly happy and well adjusted children. Our kids will still grow up imperfect with issues of their own to deal with despite our best parental efforts over the years.
6. We intend to be gracious in our interactions with others but still put our feet in our mouths from time to time.
7. We intend to have a great day but then something happens and it all falls apart.

I could go on. Any of this sound familiar?

We are human. I believe most of us really are doing our best. We just don’t always get the outcome we want at times despite our best efforts.

I can’t pretend to have the answers on this. Here are a few thoughts I will post before heading off to work this morning. We can revisit this later.

1. Work on being flexible. The more rigid we are in our beliefs etc, the harder it will be for us when things don’t go our way.
2. Do your best. Then be accepting with whatever the outcome.
3. Put good stuff out there, no matter what else is going on.
4. Know that things come in cycles. Sometimes things are rolling smoothly and sometimes it is an uphill battle for everything (or so it seems) Oh well… it will pass either way if we are just patient enough.
5. Remember to smile and laugh even if you don’t feel like it.

Have a blessed day,

Debra

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