How to Embrace Every Season Of Life
Sometimes you have to walk through the lessons of life not run from them ~Author
A story about how to embrace every season of life
Walk, don’t run.
Smile and try not to cry.
There are so many moments in life that will try to take your breath away; don’t let them.
I will admit that some days are tough.
You have to be tougher.
As an adult, you will want to run away.
If you run away right now, who will look for you?
I have family and a few people I enjoy spending time with.
I can guarantee you that my squad will not realize I’m missing. Why?
Most people are busy surviving and trying to keep their heads above water.
I’m not being rude or humorous; life is happening for everyone.
People are so busy; they would not even realize you ran away from home.
Yep, there will be moments in life that you have to face, whether you want to or not.
If you have lived any length of time, you recognize that life has some wonderful moments to enjoy.
You will notice that as you get older, life will present you with seasons for which no words will suffice.
The seasons of life can be like a cool breeze on a summer day or like many nights in the Antarctic.
What I had to embrace is I don’t get to choose the season of life I’m in.
I can learn from difficult moments or wish them away.
I choose to learn.
What do you do when the difficult moments become a reality?
What do you have in your toolbelt to address the issue?
Did you bring this issue upon yourself?
And finally, what lesson do I need to learn?
Everyone who faces difficulties will ask themselves a different set of questions.
People will not ask if you want to run away, especially if you are an adult.
These people will do a self-assessment and conclude they deserve whatever situation is happening.
The rest of us will not go down without a fight.
This story is meant to bring awareness to the difficulties of life and how to embrace those difficulties.
Scientists report that there are an estimated four stages of life.
I had no idea that life had stages until I had lived life.
For many years, I had been existing, not living.
I was working on career goals, dating, exploring marriage, and thinking about having children, all in that order.
I was shocked when life had other plans.
I stood true to being a firstborn daughter and refused to let my plans go without a spiritual, mental, and emotional fight.
After enduring years of mental and emotional exhaustion, I have learned to embrace every season of life.
I did not say I enjoyed every season of life; I embrace it, though.
There are times in life when we will experience some of the most beautiful moments.
Some often neglect to recognize that we are in a season of life that may not come again.
Life stages:
Here, life can be metaphorically divided into seasons like childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age.
Each season has its characteristics, challenges, and joys.
In this story, I will be discussing the normal seasons of life.
While growing up on the west side of the motor city in Detroit, Michigan, I had no concerns.
I thought life was my oyster, even though I had not had an oyster.
I was blessed to grow up in a very diverse community, which enriched my social skills and ability to appreciate other cultures.
In my early twenties, I had a don’t care attitude about life.
I was in the military, traveling and enjoying each moment.
I was naive and had to learn to face myself and life.
By the time I hit my thirties, life had a few things in store for me.
I did not plan the challenges, nor did I bring them upon myself.
As we age, there are situations built into life that are waiting for us.
There is sickness, death, financial crisis, adultery, and many other sorrows in which I have no space to engage.
No matter what season of life, you find yourself in, learn to embrace it.
Explore what you gain from it or who you can help while you’re hurting.
Sometimes, helping others while we are hurting is a powerful tool to use.
Coming through difficulties may be quick, but for most, it may last a few months or years.
Find what will bring you peace in the pain, embrace the moment, and keep moving.
Thank you for reading.
Be Well!
