Soft thoughts in hard times

I have always been a fan of irony and oxy morons and puns and analogies and lists without commas, but I have really been thinking about one in particular that has some actual application in my life right now:

The worst thing possible, might be the best thing ever.

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Consider some aspect in your life that is going really well. For instance, you have a great job that you love and you enjoy going to work every day. Though you want a promotion, and will eventually push for one, you are perfectly happy where you are now.

Something comes up at work: a big assignment or a major account or a long-term project: It is all put on you. You are overwhelmed with all of this responsibility, and it doesn’t go away for years. Over this time, you don’t feel the same way about your job. You still love it, but things have changed and you’re not sure if it is still worth all of this heartache you go through every day.

Then when the task is finished, after years of hard work you put into it, you finally get your raise. Things are better than ever for you. Not only are you back to loving your job, but you are making more money, enjoying more time off, and you are finally living the life you’ve always wanted.

Those two years you spent suffering made the promotion that much more rewarding. You know what it’s like to be under pressure, so you appreciate the times when you are out from under it. Plus, it has prepared you for any hard times that may come up in the future. You know it can’t get much worse than that, so you aren’t afraid of anything.

The worst thing possible, might be the best thing ever.

Think about it.

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Easter Eggs Don't Even Compare...

You spend your whole life looking for something that you’re not sure you will ever find.

Whether it’s the best job in the world, the girl or guy of your dreams, or the house you’ve always wanted to live in: Everyone has something that they dream about having, and will not be truly happy until they find that thing.

Of course, we spend most of our lives on this quest. Even if we find one of these things, we check it off and move down the list until everything is exactly how we imagined it would be when we were little.

How do you know if what you found is “the best” or “the one” without completely ignoring the rest of the world and what it has to offer?

I think that once you find that house…you know. Once you land that job…you know. When you are with that person…you just know.

Trust me: if there is one thing I hate more than snow, it is clichés. But this one is for real!

Never think that what starts as mediocre will grow on you and become the thing of your dreams…that’s not how it works. You should be wowed from the get-go. Settling will never result in true happiness.

And if you are sitting there worried about if it will ever happen: if you will ever find what you are looking for…have faith!

The feeling you get when you know you’ve finally found it is more than worth all of the pain and struggles you went through to get there. If you think you should give up, please don’t.

There are things in this world that were meant to be… and you will find your something sooner or later.