When our plans go awry we tend to go away from them toward something else, usually undesirable and often depleting. Many of us quit because we don't know how to process disappointment or to prosper from it. So we bury our dreams and abridge our lives. Some people embrace superstition, cursing their luck rather than changing themselves.
Even then, however, success is possible and fulfillment available. For Christians God is the antidote and the avenue --not just to success but to service --its sibling-- which is what real success requires. Service is the sedative that quiets our hearts. By it, we renew our spirits and enlarge our lives.
The process isn't easy, nor are the results as immediate as we desire and life coaches promise. But grace is available and God is eager to help if we're willing to change. Change, though, not only takes time; it also takes truth. It requires us to acknowledge our feelings and confront our fears. Without self-honesty we hinder self-mastery, which precedes and promotes success.
In confronting ourselves, however, we have a chance to change our reality. We forfeit this right when we enthrone defeat. We can't change our outcome unless we change our outlook. The prerequisite of which is to develop our insight. Doing so may be hard but it isn't impossible. The secret isn't as elusive as language suggests and logic constructs if you're willing to work. Unfortunately, most people choose to lament their lives rather than pursue the life they imagine.
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