Life’s Like This — The passage of time is often the healing medicine our hearts need to recover from disappointments in life. Sometimes events occur that cause us a great deal of pain and anguish. I think we all have events like that; events that may be unique to you or it may be something that you share in common with countless other people. But whatever the troubling event, the passage of time offers hope for all of us. Even when the pain is completely overwhelming and the future looks dismal, we can always cling to hope.
My father once said, “Know first your aim in life then strive with all within you to reach your goal.” I never thought much about these words of wisdom he shared with me so many years ago, but as the years have gone by and obstacle after obstacle seem to have put a wedge between life and my dreams, I can’t help but pause and reflect on what he shared and the implication it has had in my life. For so long I have found myself disappointed in not having dreams of mine fulfilled — dreams of a fulfilling career and of financial success. But when I reflect on my disappointments, I find that I have been lacking an essential component of life — clarity of purpose.
Life's Like This 