Sometimes we get all wrapped up in what "we" want that we lose sight of the bigger picture. What is the bigger picture you ask? The bigger picture may be a relationship, a job, a pursuit of happiness. You name it. All of these things have a set of must haves and also a set of deal breakers. Sounds like we're on a dating sight, right? No, we're looking at life.
What works and what doesn't work. What we will and will not do. And yet, sometimes it's not all black and white, there is a lot of gray matter in between. Therein lies fertile ground for compromise, for accepting the unexpected, for owning our part of the struggles and working together for resolution. I used to be very firm about deal breakers, now I find there is room for adjusting those parameters. Sure, some are non-negotiable. Sometimes if I give a little, I get a lot. Life is like that. Give a little, for the greater good. Give a little in the name of understanding, in the name of faith, in the name of working together.
We are working on a list of 1000 gifts that grace our life. We're at 135. Dang we have a long way to go. Ever notice how much easier it is to list the things that aren't right, rather than those that are? Are you stuck in the good things, or stuck in the bad things in life right now? Perhaps it's time to turn the page.
You know, sometimes it takes a tragedy to provide a wake up call, sometimes it is simply a quiet resolution to appreciate what we have in all it's messiness, with all it's challenges. It is our bigger picture at stake. We can chose our response, and in doing so add to the things that grace our life.
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