LEARNING TO RIDE THE WAVE

I’ve been learning to ride the wave these past couple of weeks. A number of things haven’t gone according to plan and that’s to be expected expected in life. I’ve also been dealing with a pinched nerve but I’m on the mend. It’s fair to say whenever I experience a setback with my health, I have a renewed appreciation for the little things in life and I’m all the more grateful for it. Something I reiterated to my dear friend recently who couldn’t understand my overly positive disposition on our video call after I told her of my recent setbacks. She asked, how come you’re so happy like something good has happened? And I responded saying “I’m happy because anytime I face a series of challenges, it’s the universe trying to teach me an important lesson”. My response took her by surprise but she obliged and went on to ask “so what is the lesson here?” to which I answered “I’m not quite sure but all will be revealed soon enough”.

My experience in life so far, after paying close attention following my introspective approach, is that things always have a way of resolving themselves. For one, many of the things I’ve stressed over in the past I can seldom remember, not for the lack of trying but more so because maybe they weren’t as bad as my mind made them out to be. I must admit I haven’t always taken this approach not until I set out on a path to nourish my mind around ten years ago. It was then I stumbled upon Les Brown who describes his setbacks as a character building exercise. I have since adopted the same notion which has helped me put situations into perspective. I find myself laughing at my woes and sometimes conversing with the universe and saying, I know this is just another test and I won’t fall for it by letting myself wallow in my sometimes irrational thoughts, because I know this too shall pass and I will be all the more better for it.

Although it is not apparent yet what the lesson for my recent setbacks is, I remain open to learning and being optimistic about life. Growing up my dad always used to say to me, the day you stop having problems is the day you die. Life is full of ups and downs and we must learn to ride the wave as best as we can.

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