Shout Out to my dear friend, Sandy Hayden!
Sandy is a wonderful example of the Women Supporting Women concept!! She’s never afraid that another woman’s success will diminish hers, or that supporting other women will in some way take away from what’s meant for her. Sandy, thank you for supporting me in whatever I do! It means the world to me, and I hope you know that you also have my support in anything you want to go after in life. I’m here for you, whenever you need anything.
The quote…
“For better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, 'till death do us part.”
… says to me “Expect that tough times will come.”
And when I think of duality, I think of the law of opposites, of life’s ups and downs.
Our human life is a life of duality. We all get to experience all the things… happiness and sadness, love and hate, health and sickness… and so on.
When we understand this concept, our human life experience is even more beautiful… because we understand it’s not always rainbows & butterflies. Without the bitter, we would not know how to appreciate the sweet.
Do you know someone who is always complaining about all the “bad” things that happen to them, and never mentions any of the good? When we are in negative or complaining frame of mind, life appears to be much harder than it is, because that’s what we focus on.
The concept of ups and downs does not discriminate, and it will serve us to understand it.
These are all neutral circumstances, and they happen to EVERYONE as part of this human experience. When we embrace this concept, the sweet moments are sweeter, and the bitter ones not as bitter.
When we forget this concept, we only see others’ faults, but not our own. We notice when others “wrong us,” but not when we fail others. We expect accountability of others, but not of ourselves.
When we remember this concept we can hold more of the good that comes our way, with grace, because we know it is part of the deal we made. And we like the deal we made to get to experience this life!
Lastly, don’t forget that when you’re going through a though time, a low in your life, just know you are not alone… others are also going through trials. We just don’t always know it.
My wish for all of us is that we look around and notice all the beauty and abundance in life, more than we notice the yucky things that come along.
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