Daily Gratitude: I don’t know that I would describe them as beautiful but I feel that the years I’ve struggled the most have been the most meaningful. And maybe even the most useful.

Why useful? They have forced me to endure things that I didn’t plan and to realize even a bit at a time that the universe knows better than I do. Ha ha. That’s a continual lesson for me.

I think that when I let go of trying to make things “better”, it slows the real good to come about. I’m struggling with something right now and interestingly I’m struggling with letting it go and just allowing it to be. You’d think I’d know by now. But I always have to dissect everything and find the reason. That’s sometimes a good quality but often it’s not.

Take some time and list out the years or times you’ve struggled and then write down what you learned during those times. I think you might be surprised. Is there another way you might have learned those lessons? Maybe but maybe not. Was it worth it?

Be grateful for all that’s happened to you. There is a master plan that’s greater than we can even imagine. You play a part even if you didn’t audition or want the part. It’s yours anyway. Let it unfold.