Rise from the Ashes

The world we live in is challenging. Often unfair.

You cannot expect to walk through life without facing tough situations, but sometimes we face a reality that feels disheartening, no matter how prepared we think we are.

Hardship, of various levels of intensity, is what all people in the world have in common.

Physical hardship, mental hardship, emotional hardship.

Do not allow yourself to feel relief in the thought of sharing hard times with everyone around you.

That is a dangerous path, creates a “safe” zone inside a swamp.

Would you like to stay there, swimming together with everyone else?

Forever dwelling in the wasteland of your misfortune?

No, that is not your destiny! You have to focus on the positive aspects of your situation.

Maybe that is your family. Maybe your health. There are always blessings in your life, even though it is easy to shift your focus away from them. The problem clouds your vision, your mind is locked on what you believe are the remnants of your life.

Most of you are familiar with the legend of Phoenix, the mythological bird. Close to the end of its life, old and tired, it burst into flames. Reduced to a pile of ashes. Only to be reborn from those ashes, younger, stronger and more beautiful than ever.

Our journey in this world is a journey of greatness. Never shift your focus from that! Grab the beauty in your life and build, creating masterpiece after masterpiece. This is your destiny!