Since breaking my leg and being wheelchair bound, I have been on a journey. At first, I wondered what the reason was for this unexpected event in my life, and decided "well lady, you home bound, wheelchair reliant, lets see how we fare!"
The journey so far, has taken me
- thru valleys of self doubt and self pity,
- short tunnels of depression - (short cause I make sure I quickly switch the headlights onto bright, I aint getting stuck in no darkness, no m'am, its way to scary.),
- along the highway with peace, serenity and clarity,
- then the pot holes of frustration, irritation and annoyance.
- Presently the GPS is set on frustration and leading me to the off ramp towards patience.,
Reflecting on the road map of my emotions, I am realising I need to take note of the beeps of the GPS, you know, when it warns you of pending roadblocks, speeding cameras? So, how do I avoid these pitfalls? I decided I needed to do some self introspection and identify...
- Why I feel frustrated?
- What can I do about it?
- How can I over come it?
mmmm, ignoring this, could lead to 1 of 2 things. I just explode at everyone around me, make myself miserable and later....apologise, or talk about what is bugging me. If I had to ask you which of the the two choices you would have chose, i'm so sure you would immediately say the second choice. Yes it is the right course to take, however your fellow travellers have emotions too!
Luckily, as things turn out, there is a Pitstop at the turnoff to Patience, so I decide its time for a cuppa coffee and a piece of yummie mousse chocolate cake. Over a cuppa I explain my frustration, and ask my travelling companions their input as to what we can do together to over come my building and pent up frustration and ask there assistance or partnering in trying to assist me to over come what's frustrating me.
Believe me, the journey has not ended, I am sure somewhere along the journey the GPS will bellow out that I need to change direction, go around the round about, or re diverting or re calculating or for that matter re charge or update my GPS, but thats fine, because you see I am on a journey of understanding, discovery and well what ever good comes out of this.
We look at life and wonder, what is our purpose to and in life? I cannot be encouraging, supportive, motivating, engaging and showing compassion genuinely if I haven't travelled a similar journey to someone God sends along my way, so that I could guide them in the right direction.
I sincerely hope that you too are encouraged by my experience today and next time you use your GPS, smile, you just never know where your GPS is taking you. May it be an oasis of peace love and joy.
Raising my cuppa coffee to you.....
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