Recently I’ve had a lot of “No’s” in my life. You can no longer publish, you can’t appear on TV, you need to keep a low profile, you can’t have a visa, you have to wear a soft cast longer, you can’t physically touch others, you have to stay in the office and can’t meet people. You can’t do things that way, but must do them this way and the list goes on.
I’ve decided to try to view these “No’s” a bit differently, i.e. turning the negative into the next opportunity. It isn’t easy to hear “No’s”, to be told that you have to change, to have things appear to be out of one’s control, to feel angst in the pit of one’s stomach. But the reality in life is that we are “not in control”, no matter what one might think. The question though is what do we do with this? Do we hold onto our values, our way of being or do we let others influence us to the point where we become jellyfish?
Being persistent, knowing where one wants to go/be and keeping this at the forefront of our consciousness certainly helps. Not letting others throw us off of our chosen path or telling us how to do something is at times, especially when one is feeling vulnerable, easy to capitulate to. But even when things continue to be dark and stormy, at some point, there has to be sunshine, possibly even rainbows.
Having lived for more than a half century I’ve had my share of light and darkness. No matter how long we’ve lived on the earth we’ve all shared a variety of experiences, ultimately life being about how we move from our somewhat self-created darkness into light. It is about waking up each day and telling oneself that even though things might be tough, it is only temporary and that things will improve. Life is about continuously planting, sewing and reaping the seeds which we continually plant through our thoughts and actions.
Today being Father’s Day in Nepal, it was just another day for me, that is, until my “adopted” Nepali daughter from Chitwan, sent me a package, candy, a rhino and some flowers, through one of her friends. Later in the day a friend asked me to attend a futbol match between India and Nepal on the following day. Both of these sunshiny rays were unexpected, indicating to me that eventually the rain will stop in Kathmandu and I will forever awake to brightness.
Add new comment