I hardly ever do reblogs…but this post just called me to do so 🙂
A short read but beautifully written.
I have three books that I’m currently reading and today I picked one up titled I Believe: When What You Believe Matters by Eldon Taylor. I found a passage that jumped out at me and I read it again and again. It’s a story Joseph Campbell tells about Freidrich NIstzsche.
“At a certain moment in Nietzsche’s life, the idea came to him of what he called “the love of your fate.” Whatever your fate is, whatever the heck happens, you say, “This is what I need.” It may look like a wreck but go through it as though it were an opportunity or a challenge.
If you bring love to that moment–not discouragement– you will find the strength is there. Any disaster that you can survive is an improvement in your character, your stature, and your life. What a privilege! This is when the spontaneity of your own nature will…
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I feel very special that you reblogged my post. With appreciation… MargeKatherine
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You’re most welcome Marge. 🙂
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Great post Marge & Shree. I have found that one of your great moments of being empowered is in those moments, when you can alchemically change how you feel about them. Make lemonade and it is ever so sweet.
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Yup!!!! I totally agree! It’s a process for me, sometimes I get it…sometimes I forget it..but ultimately…no regrets 🙂
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Not easy but worthy! ❤ 😀
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We can never really be sure what our life would have been like if we had chosen a different path or had done things differently. We have to deal with whatever happens, good or bad, and hopefully we can somehow benefit from the bad things in the end. The old “Whatever doesn’t kill us, makes us stronger.”
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So true Peter 🙂 I’ve heard too that it’s not only dealing with it, but the mere acceptance of it, with grace…opens the doors to healing and letting it go 🙂
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That is probably true, if we can be gracious and wise enough to accept it.
You’re looking all prettied up, Shree!
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Hehehe…thanks Peter. I’m learning to pretty up myself more… 🙂
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🙂
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Thank you Shree.. I left Marge a comment 🙂 xx
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