Friday, April 17, 2015

4-17-2015







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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