Friday, October 09, 2009

Struggle is Optional

Recently, God told me that I would get here anyway. I have three beautiful children and am blissfully involved in a beautiful marriage. I'm finally a certified (Wellness) coach and I even know what I want to be when I grow up. Life is unfolding nicely before me and opportunities are abundant.

WOW! I'm delighted.

When I look back, I see that I struggled the entire way. I spent years and immeasurable energy living either in the future, the past, in envy or in fear. The only thing I felt I'd gained from all of this struggle was strife and some delicious stories.

Today, while sitting in the silence, listening to God, I was told that I would have arrived at this level of bliss anyway AND I would have gotten here sooner and with more toys had I not insisted on struggling.

The struggle was with a purpose, though. In the next phase of my life as a transformation facilitator, I will be able to tell women that they can triumph through anything because I have. Without my life and its challenges, I would just be someone with theories. Instead, I am an Empress with tried and true tools who can facilitate transformation in any area of life.

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