This has been the hardest entry to write yet. Damn near impossible… crippling my spirit… the thought of reflecting on the last year has discouraged me every single day this week. Matter of fact, it’s sent me into the biggest funk yet. Let’s be honest here… “funk” is a cute word for depression. It’s not a coincidence that this week of reflection has been accompanied by abnormally high pain levels and abnormally stressful situations with close relationships and abnormally heightened financial stressors. I don’t believe in coincidence anymore… for better or for better (notice I didn’t say for better or for worse)… I don’t believe that ANYthing is on accident. Not to me. Why? Because if I believed that, then I’d believe that I was a victim or I experienced things as a result of some cosmic force against me… but I do not believe that. God is FOR me… in this article, I’ll explain.
Thanks for SHAREing. I connected to a lot of what you said here. I struggled for a long time trying to distinguish serendipity from coincidence. It wasn't until I stopped trying to "figure it out" that things became clear. Viktor Frankl said (among many poignant things), "In some ways suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning". - Jason
Things I’m thankful for (365 days of suffering edition) lol
Thanks for SHAREing. I connected to a lot of what you said here. I struggled for a long time trying to distinguish serendipity from coincidence. It wasn't until I stopped trying to "figure it out" that things became clear. Viktor Frankl said (among many poignant things), "In some ways suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning". - Jason