It is amazing, but when good things start happening, they can come just as fast and furious as bad things seemed to! I truly believe that as hard as some times seem to be, it is all preparation for the good times and the amount of gratefulness you feel when they start happening.

A little humility and a thankful heart are good things to keep in your toolbox, even when life seems to be throwing lemons at you. Keep making lemonade as fast as you can, with plenty of sugar to keep the bitterness away! I am seeing the positive swing of life to the other side of the pendulum, and while I am always aware it will inevitibly swing back at some point, I am surely enjoying the view from where I am and trying not to let my own actions or attitude interfere with a new direction toward more balance and success.

It would be easy to start complaining about all the things I need to shove around the edges, with new job, new dog, etc. They are all manageable! Much more manageable than life without them, and I think that’s what we have to remember.

OK, I haven’t made as many entries into my notebooks as I would have liked, (and had time for prior to job and dog), but I did review my prayer journal this morning and looking back at late July and August, I was amazed at how things that were just a vague request for resolution were now actually accomplished and ongoing solutions!

Keep your eye on what’s ahead, after cleaning up any messes you have left behind, and I believe you will see amazing progress in your life, if you want it badly enough. As one of my favorite authors(I will look him up to credit him tonight) has said, when the pain of same is worse than the pain of change, you will do something!  Are you ready to get beyond pain? Relief is just beyond what you can see right now, but start taking those baby steps!