Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes, but when you look back, everything is different.
C.S. Lewis
So you’re stuck in a rut? Your life is predictable, mundane and even boring? Or perhaps your life has been one difficult day after another, and you think it’s just not worth living? Stop thinking that nothing has changed! Take a real look behind you and how far you have come.
If you have been blinded by your negative experiences, here’s a reminder that the past does not define who you are right now especially your failures. Don’t be paralysed by these mistakes. We grow from them.
If you’re stuck and cannot get out of the rut, reach out to others. You may ask help for yourself or perhaps there are others who may need your help. When you focus less on yourself, you’ll be able to see others’ needs better. You will likely recover from your own struggles better.
You are Stronger today than you were yesterday or the day before. The truth is nothing stays the same. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
You are not the only one on this journey. There are others who are going through what you’ve experienced, and they need to hear from you. So be brave; Start over, move on and speak up!
Tomorrow can definitely be better and brighter than today!
Artist: Lydia C. Text: Anna G.
The Elephant Rope
As a man was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge animals were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could, at anytime, break away from their bonds but for some reason, they did not.
He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away. “Well,” trainer said, “when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it’s enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free.”
The man was amazed. These animals could at any time break free from their bonds but because they believed they couldn’t they were stuck right where they were.
Like elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something simply because we failed at it once before?
Failure is part of learning; we should never give up the struggle in life.
Author: Unknown
