A very good friend of mine once talked to me about the different cycles of life. There is your life cycle. You're yearly cycle. You're monthly cycle. (which us women are definitely aware of) You're weekly cycle. And you're daily cycle. Within these cycles there are periods of rest, periods of adventure, periods of struggle, and periods of abundance. With these periods may come very high highs and very low lows. I find I struggle the hardest during the periods of rest. The transitional times in my life... the unknown "what if's" that come during those times... I struggle with the rest cycles b/c I find myself judging what I should be doing with that time. I become restless and battle impatience daily. I judge myself into a point of depression... until I realize this is only temporary. This is only an uneasy time of rest and the only way to really get anything out of it... is to just let it be. Rest. Embrace every moment. Call those friends you don't talk to often. Pick up a pen and send a thank you card to someone that did something nice for you. Show your gratitude to the world. Volunteer you're time. Take care of your mind, body and spirit. Use this time to be a better son/daughter, wife/husband and friend. Think about what you want for your life. What you dream about. How you will leave this place better than when you found it.
You cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season.
The essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life, can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.
If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, And the fulfillment of your fall.
Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.
Don't judge life by one difficult season.
Persevere through the difficult patches, and better times are sure to come in time.
Live Simply. Love Generously. Care Deeply. Speak Kindly. And leave the rest to God.
Happiness keeps you sweet, Trials keep you strong. Sorrows keep you human. Failures keep you humble. Success keeps you growing. But only GOD keeps you going.
I leave you with this passage from Ecclesiastes 3, Verses 1-7
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
a time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
a time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
So whatever time you're in in your life... remember to embrace it with everything you have. Take a deep breath and really feel it. Enjoy every moment. For it will soon transform into another season and you might have missed what you should have learned from the previous season. There is opportunity for growth in every season if you look at it with a perspective of gratitude.
Thank you for taking the time to read this. I hope it finds you well because you are blessed :)
-Trisha
