As I was driving to work the other
day a song came on that I hadn't heard in forever. A song that put everything
into perspective, a friendly reminder of how life should be treated. As we
continue on our path in life it is important to be reminded of what this
journey is all about. The song is called ‘Life’s a Dance’, an older country
song that I’m sure has fallen through the cracks.
As we go through life and continue
to grow older we may think that we have all the answers. At times we have the
notion that we know how situations are supposed to play out, the way that we
want them too. And in our mind the ending that we have planned out always
benefits us. But what happens when that ending is changed, what do we do then?
Where does that leave us? We have usually have two options, sink or swim.
Now more than ever that scenario
plays out in our head. In our generation, we are trying to find our place in
the world, but we usually only have one ending in our head. We usually go into
any situation expecting the best outcome possible. Think about it for a second,
in what situation have you gone into thinking of another possible path to take.
Do you learn as you go or do you allow yourself to sink unable to stand again?
For me, these past couple of
months, or even years, have been a prime example. I won’t lie, I have gone into
situations thinking that I deserve the best ending possible and I’m sure there
a lot of people who have done the exact same thing. It has been built into us
to "hope for the best but expect the worst.” But lets be serious for a
quick second, how many people are expecting the worst??? Not many of us, which
is why we get so lost and confused when the ending turns out the exact opposite
of what we thought. These are the times when we feel as if have to learn how to
walk again after being knocked down.
But these are the times when our
true colors shine the most. The cliché will always follow you, tough times
build character, no matter how many times people hate hearing it. Being told
you are not the right fit for a position or being turned down from a specific
situation just means that you are meant for something better. The only thing
that is stopping you is if you want to learn from it or not. You can put
this towards any aspect of your life, work, personal or your health.
In the previous couple of months I
have been reminded of the same struggle. Starting new medication has taken a
little bit of a toll on me. I forgot what it was like for your body to adapt a
change so drastic. That doesn’t take into account the random symptoms of my MS
that will randomly appear. But I still think to myself, ‘life’s a dance you
learn as you go.’ I wake up each day with positive thoughts and feeling blessed
but when something changes your day so intensely, such as spotting
in your vision in the middle of the day its hard to think clearly. It is ok to
freak for a second, and I mean only a second. The same thing goes with any
other symptom of MS that decides to pop up because is hasn’t paid a visit in a
while. These are just the examples that I have to deal with on a daily basis,
of how to make the most of my situation. Everyone else has their own demons
lurking around the corners. We all handle our issues differently, but there is
one thing that we all have in common, are we going to continue to crawl or are
we going to get back up and learn to walk again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFQCtUM2ZYg
