{"id":20461,"date":"2012-08-15T12:37:43","date_gmt":"2012-08-15T16:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=20461"},"modified":"2012-08-15T12:37:44","modified_gmt":"2012-08-15T16:37:44","slug":"can-wanting-to-share-only-the-good-that-happens-deprive-someone-else-of-hope-to-overcome-their-own-lifes-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/can-wanting-to-share-only-the-good-that-happens-deprive-someone-else-of-hope-to-overcome-their-own-lifes-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Can wanting to share only the good that happens deprive someone else of hope to overcome their own life’s challenges?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Only you can break the chain<\/p><\/div>\n

Domino<\/a>\u00a0is a friend and comedic motivational writer that I’ve worked with for years. \u00a0She said, “I have been down in the dumps for weeks and can’t shake it. \u00a0People come to my blog to get inspired, they don’t want to hear my problems, they want to walk away lifted up, not dragged down.” \u00a0This is a Universal dilemma we all face at some point. \u00a0Age\u00a029<\/a>, age 39<\/a> and age 58<\/a>, age 80<\/a> and 87<\/a>\u00a0are years that, astrologically, the Saturn Return<\/a> and Uranus Opposition<\/a>\u00a0occur. \u00a0These transits involve life review and personality integration. \u00a0It is ongoing and cyclic. \u00a0Some people find it hard. \u00a0It can be challenging, but it does not have to be hard. \u00a0One key is having developed your will<\/a>\u00a0to be strong enough to allow you discipline of mental focus. But she already knows that. \u00a0 \u00a0Her situation is that she feels she cannot write about her life when it is NOT going well. \u00a0That she can’t write about the thoughts that trouble her and the problems she faces. \u00a0I told her that would allow more people to relate to her, since she IS a positive and uplifting person and it’s of value to read \u00a0how she navigates her life; what processes she uses to keep herself sane when madness reigns on the homefront.<\/p>\n

Simply put, share the good times and the challenges because there is always someone – or tens of thousands of someones – who are going through the same thing you are. \u00a0 You feel isolated and alone, even among people. \u00a0No one understands, there’s no one you can talk to. \u00a0You feel everyone has forsaken you, even God if there is even one of those. \u00a0<\/em> Write about it while you’re in the emotion of it. \u00a0You don’t have to share it immediately, but write while you’re in the emotion of it. \u00a0That gives you a roadmap from where you are now to where you will be when you’ve overcome the situation. \u00a0Once you’ve resolved the challenge, add that part of the story to what you wrote about the problem.<\/p>\n

That is how you perform seva<\/a>, service to your fellow man. \u00a0By sharing with them an example of a challenge you had, how hopeless you felt in the midst of it, and how you overcame it. \u00a0That is how you give hope to troubled souls who are going through many of the life issues you are. \u00a0If he can feel this way and keep going, then so can I. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Never deprive someone of hope, it may be all they have. \u00a0Domino<\/a>\u00a0took my suggestion and began writing of the mess parts of her life were in. \u00a0These became some of her most popular posts. \u00a0In the writing of it, she began to find the humor in it. \u00a0It was transformational for her, since it changed the tone of “her problems” to something lighter and more manageable.<\/p>\n

This is how the Universe tricks us into helping ourselves. \u00a0We think we’re doing our fellow man a favor by sharing how we navigate life issues as they arise, when in fact all the while we are teaching ourselves, awakening ourselves, self actualizing ourselves. \u00a0That friends get to come along in the process? \u00a0That’s the cherry on top!<\/p>\n

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