I Need a Word From You

The other day my bf was telling me about an experience he had. It was one of those things that seemed bad, but he wasn't upset about it at all. Said just the opposite - that he was kinda relieved, actually.

Don't wanna go into detail about his business, but his reaction to the incident really surprised me. And I came to this conclusion: A lot of times when we're looking for God to speak to us, it may not necessarily be a voice we're listening for. Sometimes it's just a feeling that you get.

You know what I mean? Ever got that sudden sense of peace, like a wave that just washed over you outta nowhere? Or a happy feeling even though you were looking at an impossible situation? Or a feeling of extreme gratitude?

Forgive this tangent, but I think about how in Tyler Perry movies, there's ALWAYS this motif of having to forgive someone who did a great injustice to you in order to move on. And even though it's cliche (in his films), it's absolutely true that once you make peace with a situation, it's a freeing experience. I don't care if it's being fired from a job, or having to move back home or going through a break up or not getting something you really wanted or having a fight with someone you love or even something like failing a test.

We as humans can be pretty hard on ourselves. Disappointments can lead to regret, guilt, hostility and even depression. But once you analyze a situation and make some sense out of it, you're really able to move on. You might even walk away knowing that you'll never understand a situation, but you gotta find a way to be OK with that, too. Because then, what others view as failure won't feel that way to you. What other people think should make you sad won't even affect you anymore - because you will have CONQUERED it. In other words, learning to "keep it movin" is one of the most important things you can do, for your sanity's sake and for the sake of your own happiness.