The best stories come from affliction not ease.
When I have a great week, it is wonderful, but a great week doesn't make a great story. When everything goes your way and all is well the story is simply a happy ending with nothing else.
The best stories come when we have affliction or difficulty in our lives and we overcome it. I had a rough weekend a little while ago. I had four different short stories that came out of that weekend. Those few days took every ounce of my energy and every part of my spirit to be victorious. I was. And the story of my victory over my struggle was much more exciting than the story of a sweet and easy weekend.
I don't like to have difficulty. I don't like to have bad days. I don't like it when everything is an uphill battle, but when I overcome those difficulties, when I make it to the end of a bad day and when I finally crest the top of the mountain I get to see what I have overcome. I get to see the journey and how I am stronger for completing it.
Think of your favorite book, television show or movie. It is your favorite because it has a good story. It tells a story of overcoming hardship. It tells a story of overcoming sorrow. It tells a story of strength in the midst of sorrow and pain. You like it because someone is victorious over the difficulties life throws at us.
The reason I have something to say to you so often is because I am daily overcoming. I am daily fighting a battle of health and peace. I am daily looking for a way to be me, to positively influence others and become the best person I can be no matter what is trying to take me down. I live my story because I have more difficult days than easy ones. I thank God for the easy ones that give me a break from the tough ones. I thank God that the tough ones won't last forever.
Victory is always just over the horizon if we keep moving and are willing to get back up when we are knocked down.
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