Changing Destinations ... Universal Detours for a Better LifeWritten by Edward B. Toupin
I recently worked with several people who are in lowest points in their lives. It seems that everywhere they turn and everything they do creates a new avalanche of loss. Some of these people were, at one time, wealthy individuals, but, because of changes around them, they suddenly lost everything. The others were living comfortable lives and it seemed like everything just stopped working for them. In all cases, they were slowly sinking into despair because they couldn't see light at end of tunnel.At one time, I had money and a beautiful home at top of a mountain, overlooking a valley. We had a view of one of Rocky Mountain ranges and we could watch weather roll into Denver, from above clouds. It was spectacular. However, in a matter of six years, I was broke and homeless. My wife became deathly ill, which ran us into debt. Then, once she was back on her feet, Hi Meadow fire in Bailey, CO ran us out of our home. Two months later, my father died, plunging entire family into discord. However, once things settled down, we stopped long enough to realize that we were suddenly traveling down a different path. We had everything, and then suddenly, we had only bare essentials necessary to survive. After shock, we realized that we were truly happy for first time in years because, in worst possible situations, we could live anywhere as long as we had my wife, me, and two dogs. Beyond that, very little else mattered. We realized at that point that we had opportunity to change our lives, completely. That's when we relocated and started over on a new and wonderful adventure---ourselves. After some time and some adjustments, things are great again, but they're great in completely different way. We all experience life's challenges and Universal tests; however, sometimes these tests appear to completely destroy what we see as our personal world. Regardless of how hard we try, everything goes wrong, changes, and simply falls apart. Of course, view of our "world falling apart" is relative to each of us based on our personal experiences. Some may simply lose a diamond ring while others may lose their money, home, or loved ones. This sounds like "inevitable doomsday" talk, but this is actually an important part of our lives where Universe forces us determine new paths. Realize that Universe will never "take" anything away from you. There are grander scenarios in play than simply putting you on a course for loss. Instead, in these situations, you are already heading down a path where material items are stripped from your life. It's like path turns from pavement to dirt. If you look at these situations, you'll realize that those things that are stripped away are usually items that you hold dear, but are no longer of any real use. These items are "anchors" because they're keeping you where you are and not allowing you to move forward. It is Universe's way of showing us that we don't need these things anymore as we've moved beyond them and need to let them go. In most cases, these situations occur before you move into something new because you're either not listening to "the message" or you need to learn something before you can continue.
| | "Persistence Is What It Takes!"Written by Peg Bastin
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