Thursday, September 8, 2011

How long will a Storm last??

We all have experienced the sunny days, the stormy days, and the overcast (cloudy) days. 


The sunny days represent good times. The storms are the challenges we all face, and the overcast days are days when things are just mediocre.


We need the storms & the overcast days to help us appreciate the sunny days. If it was sunny every day then we would start taking it for granted. We need the challenging times to make us appreciate the good times, and they help us grow and learn.


And, on the overcast days we can see the sun trying to peek through the clouds and we can focus on the hope that the storm is breaking up, or we can chose to focus on only the clouds. 


All our lives we will have storms, but the most important thing is that we have hope for sunnier days. 


Our attitude will determine what we see, and more importantly, what we focus on – you will always get what you focus on…


If our focus is only on the storm we will not get beyond it. But, if we focus and hope for a sunnier day then our attitude can become one of moving forward, getting beyond where we are now.


How long the storm lasts in our lives depends on our own attitude and focus; the more positive our attitude, the shorter the storm. 


While we can't control the weather, we can control our attitude and focus.