Happy Thursday everyone! Today’s truth is a lesson that happened to me just recently. I had made a rather big decision, only to realize that I didn’t have the means to execute my plan. Of course, this was met with a bit of disappointment. Here I had been, excited about finally making a bold decision, and the means to execute it was beyond my grasp.
I’m someone who always tries to seek out a solution. “I don’t believe in the No Win Scenario” is something Kirk and I definitely have in common. I did some research, looked up some alternative options…but nothing that would work properly.
Realizing the day was done and that there was likely nothing more that I could be doing to find a resolution, I decided to go to bed. Maybe tomorrow I’d come up with an epiphany that would solve this dilemma of mine.
The next morning I woke up, but no inspiration hit me. No new solutions. No new alternatives. I was in the same situation as I was the previous night. My decision couldn’t fully be executed. I decided to stop worrying about it (although I was still very disappointed), and focus on something else to make sure the rest of the day wasn’t wasted.
An hour or two later, I received a call. And there it was…a solution. The call had nothing to do with anything I had done. It was random. It was seemingly arbitrary. But it was exactly the solution that I needed.
I’m always going to believe that hard work, determination, persistence, perseverance, resilience…all of these are the keys to getting the things we want most in life. But sometimes, luck is also on our side. Sometimes waiting holds the answer we seek.
There are things that are out of our control. Sometimes, they work negatively against us. Other times, they work highly in our favour. When I realized that opportunity had just fallen into my lap, I couldn’t help but savour it.
These lucky moments in life, where things happen out of the blue, not really because of something we’d done, should be celebrated. Because as much fun creating our own luck can be, sometimes things just happen when we’re patient.
Happy Thursday!
