When does a big bill seem like a small one? When you get an even bigger one of course. Having a dentist tell you that it will cost $1000 to have the work done is very shocking. Now it is funny how we can be thankful for something today when 2 weeks ago we were distraught over it. That is when today you get a second opinion that is more then double the first.
How many of our own life events can we look back on and be thankful that they did happen or maybe that they didn't? I know going through them is hard and sometimes might seem unbearable. This is where my point comes in once again, if we share our lives.... we can help others. Hearing that someone else went through the same stuff and survived gives hope to the hopelessness. Just knowing that our "event" is nothing new, will give someone the courage they need to continue on.
Many things come to mind when I ponder this thought. How about the job we thought we wanted so bad and told the position has been filled. Only later we find the perfect job for us. Or the house we knew was just right, then 3 more not right houses later we buy our real home. Being in a bad car accident only to find out later that we could of died. The list could go on forever and I'm sure all of us have some of these bad turned not so bad event in our life stories.
I know that my childhood was bad, also that it could of been way worse. Now I have the choice to dwell on that bad or look for ways to make it not so bad. I'm choosing to share my story so that my bad can give someone else hope. That they are not alone, that they can survive this and they can have joy one day. Does it take away from the things that happened to me? Of course not... they are always going to be there and will still pop up from time to time. I will have bad days and the good days. Now the joy comes more often and the knowing that I've touched lives as I share keeps the joy longer.
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