Mel’s Mindful Moments S1-E37

There are no guarantees in this life, no one is going to deliver you from your situation.

If you are blessed to have hands at the ends of your arms,

… then I want you to take a look at them.

No, I mean it, right now, look at your hands, …

… and take a really good look at them, front and back!

Now let’s use the word “hands” as a metaphor, to represent whatever we use as a means of taking care of ourselves.

Because, …

We need to learn to depend on our own hands, and nothing else.

There’s no ship coming in! …

There’s no breakthrough coming with our names on it! …

Our debts are not going to go away magically! …

Those hands are what we have been given, and they are the only thing we can depend on.

Whatever situation you or I are in right now, it is our own doing.

For some, … the thought of that will be something they can’t accept.

But, regardless, whatever the cause, the situation remains nonetheless.

It is pointless to squabble over who is to blame.

Sometimes we are thrown against a wall, just to see how we will respond.

Will we stay there, pinned to it?

Or will we struggle with whatever strength we have left and free ourselves?

The struggle is real!

The fight is real!

The hurt is real!

The heartache is real!

The loneliness or any other human emotion you are feeling right now, is real!

But, whatever your situation is, … you are the only one with the key to fix it.

Oh, won’t be easy! There will be much planning and thought put into it.

You will need to be creative, and resourceful. You’re going to have to put those hands to work.

You will have to incorporate everything you have within your power.

But it will be worth it, when you finally turn your situation around.

And when you do, …

… I want you to look once again, at your hands,

… so you’ll always remember how it happened.