A Gift.

I know I have shared two notes with all of you in the last week but as I am critiquing speeches for my communications class I came across this video and I promise it is very short but also very powerful. Please watch:

http://www.ted.com/talks/stacey_kramer_the_best_gift_i_ever_survived.html


After watching this I began thinking. How much do I complain about the smallest things? Perhaps, a bad date, traffic (I have been known to have quite the case of road rage), or even being overwhelmed with work. What if all of these are "gifts" in disguise from God. Maybe I am sitting in traffic because God is protecting me from a car accident, that could happen just a few feet away from me, maybe I had a bad date with a guy because he isn't the guy for me, and maybe I am overwhelmed with work because God is preparing me for the future or he knows I can handle it? The woman in this video taught me a very valuable lesson, that I try to carry out everyday, but sometimes I fail at this. That each day and each event, whether it be good or bad, in our lives should be looked at not as a burden but as a "gift." I know that sounds entirely too cliche, but it is true if we changed our perspectives and looked at these things that happen to us as lessons, or gifts or whatever you want to call it, than maybe instead of complaining we could try to find the meanings underlying them and face them with poise and optimism. So the next time you are faced with a dilemma, be it big or small remember that it is probably a blessing in disguise, to make you wiser, stronger, and better. <3