Mary’s Minute
“People who consider themselves victims of their
circumstances will always remain victims unless they develop a greater vision
for their lives.”
~ Stedman Graham
Life is full of unexpected circumstances and even our pure
being is unpredictable. The circumstance
into which we were born is unexplainable.
We could have been planted across the globe. I think most of us would agree that our
circumstances could have been better, but most of all our circumstances could be
much worse. At the most basic level,
many of the things we take for granted like food, clean water, and shelter are
not the norm for millions of people who happened to be planted somewhere
else.
It is wonderful that in life we all have the opportunity to
control our destiny and in many ways determine our circumstances, even though
so much is out of our control. The one
thing that we control is how we interpret our circumstances. We can choose to see where we landed or the
events in our life as victims, or we can see them as opportunities and be
thankful for what we have. The Graham
quote reminds us that by seeing circumstances in a positive way we will achieve
more. Happiness comes from seeing opportunities. Victims do not tend to be happy. They are focused on themselves and their own
negative circumstances, rather than seeing life as more than their current situation.
Life is not easy, and I marvel at what some people I know
have been through and yet they still are focused on helping others and being
happy. The key to their success is not
seeing themselves as victims, but being thankful for all that life holds.
Have a great
week!
Mary
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