The Big Picture
Very so often we find ourselves in a majorly upsetting situation. When we allow that misfortune to embrace us it can become overwhelming. Makes us feel helpless (hopeless), then we start to loose appetite, weight, sometimes even the will to keep on. In worse cases we start to loose perspective of things, dragging us to even lower depths of self pity and desperation. The moment we surrender to our situation it becomes harder to get out of it.
I have many times found myself stuck in a similar boat (many boats to be more accurate). It’s all water I see. As I do not know how to swim nor have the courage to try cross deep waters, you can bet each time scares me beyond my wits. Depending on the gravity of my problems the time it takes to figure things out and finally be able to get out of sticky situations vary. Everytime though, I always strive to see the bigger picture.
When my world around me don’t seem to make sense, I try to find sense in my suffering. At first I try to paddle, only to realize I’m going nowhere but in circles. If that doesn’t work I start to measure the distance between my boat to the dock, if it was feasible to swim -frog or dog style - won’t I drown in the attempt?! In short, I notice the more I struggle to fix my situation the stickier it becomes. When i have used up all options and still come up defeated I just stop.
I start re-visualizing my situaltion. With a boat going nowhere what else is there to do?!!! Yes, I can only sit tight and enjoy the view. Instead of crying over something I cannot change, I celebrate where I am and what I already have. Slowly I will start to see beauty in the water, in the trees, savor the delicious cool air. I’d probably, even see varied kinds of fish, frogs, anything at all and just enjoy the colors, the smell. Just drink all in the beautiful things that surround me. Distracting my senses to all good, I start to feel less and less sorry for myself. In time, I wouldn’t even notice that my troubles have passed and I have yet successfully embarked on another journey, setting my foot safely onto dry land.
What all my experiences taught me is that there are problems that need not fixing. They usually get fixed on their own. There are battles we win with much effort, but many of which are won through patience. Just remember not to get too carried away. The big picture is, all things go “round”. Once you go down, the only other way is a trip going up! So brace yourselves and enjoy life’s rollercoaster, or in my case boat ride! Next time remind me to get on one with a glass bottom, okay?
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