Keeping it to ourselves
Typically, we are advised not to talk
much about going through issues, trials, and tribulations whilst within the mix
of the experience as they make for better stories when told after the fact. In
the secrecy of what we hold somewhat sacred to avoid shame, embarrassment, ridicule,
or pity, we soldier on in life batting away in the hope that we make an innings
of significance.
Yet, the life of man is made up of
events too many to number, even as we highlight the exciting ones more and the
depths receive nothing but silent contemplation where even ignorance or
unfamiliarity limits understanding of how to get help or assistance through the
hardest of times.
Live life for the better
At one point, I was even counselled to
present my situation as more pathetic, the thought made me feel like a fraud,
bad things happen to people regardless of where they are in life, in the depths
of misfortune there is hope and blessing to consider, for as one has life, there
is much more possible beyond the present circumstances.
Indeed, I find myself at crossroads, buffeted
from every angle and needing to make some consequential decisions as there is what
I would want to happen, what I want to achieve, where my heart wants to be, and
options laid before me that challenge many frames of reference. Yet, none is
that new to me, just that the apparent solutions seem less easy to access than
they seemed to be before.
Make a story of you
This morning, I encountered three sets
of new stories, an entertainer I knew from over 30 years ago, who as drag queen
Lily Savage, performed
at the Royal
Vauxhall Tavern before they made a successful career on television and
radio passed on [Paul
O’Grady], the legal position that might suddenly render me homeless was
deemed valid, and a titan in Pentecostal circles, who founded the Hillsong Church and
has met with increasing misfortune was landed with a drink-driving charge [Brian
Houston].
Whilst it gives many opportunities to
reflect, the cycles of life are interesting; where there is an end, others are
left to mourn and celebrate your legacy, however, whilst you live, you face the
journey ahead of you, in Manchester, in a possible California, or in a likely
Cape Town, there is a story itching to be told and I guess I am the man for all
his experiences to tell another interesting story again.
For all that I have suffered with the
bad experiences, it does not make me any less grateful for the wonderful blessings
that have given me much to celebrate and that is what I would do, count my
blessings as I step up and out to new experiences.
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