Life can derail your path when you least expect it and that is what has happened to me and my family recently.

I felt the presence of peace and gratitude for a long long stretch. Things could not be have been more pleasant and quiet until they weren’t. I had a really good run. All of the sudden, my family was in a storm and it has affected our plans in lots of negative ways. This is what happens in life….

I know the lessons already: after I have gone through these extreme situations, I will gain the knowledge and strength to deal with it in a more effective way. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. It’s not that easy when you are in the middle of it. In fact, you believe that life may never be “normal” again.

Why does your life have to go back to normal? You can use this time for growth and really make a difference in your life. We just have to be willing to accept the difficult lessons and apply them to make a difference in our new approach. That is what I am hacking away at right now. I have been handed another tool that I can choose to ignore or apply to my life.

It’s incredibly difficult to pull yourself out of these situations, but, like it or not, that is the struggle that all must live through. The choice is to Avoid or Approach the difficulty.