Today's Meditation:

If you've ever seen pictures of some of the sandstone canyons of the southwest United States, you've seen some incredible sights of the results of the wind.  Cliffs and columns rise gracefully into the sky, mute reminders of the power of change and time and the forces of nature.  Of course, the wind isn't 100% responsible for the beauty of these areas, but it's a huge contributor.

Likewise, you are a marvelous creation, a completely unique individual who exhibits wonderful qualities for the world to see.  And much of what has brought you to the point you're at now has been the storms in your life, the times of trial, the tempests that threatened you but also helped to shape you and even wear away some of the inessential parts of yourself.

Sometimes we fear the storms.  Sometimes we wish that we were completely protected from them, but we never can be.  It's important that we work our way through the storms in the best way that we know; we obviously can't completely control the outcomes of any storms, but the ways that we face them will have a lot to do with the beauty of the carvings that emerge in us as we deal with the adversity of life's storms. 

Some storms are terribly unpleasant, and some storms are tragic in nature.  But if we face them and deal with them on their own terms as well as on our terms, then we will continue to expose the higher parts of ourselves, the beauty of character and of integrity, for we will continue growing and changing and exposing the amazing beauty that is so strong within us.

For further thought:

Even if I may be going through a challenging experience, I am grateful, for I know that good will come from it.  Will I learn of inner strength that I didn't know I had?  Will I gain a renewed appreciation for my life and the people in it?  I am grateful for my present circumstances, for I know they offer opportunities for growth.

unattributed, The Daily Word

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