WOMEN: Seeing the OPPORTUNITY in Every Problem

Sometimes it is difficult to be experiencing some problem affecting one or more aspects of our life to see the opportunity that resides in it. Emmet Fox, one of my favorite writers from the 20th Century that I've quoted often had these inspiring words to say:

"Your present problem is your great opportunity. Your own mind --- the Secret Place --- is the council chamber where the arrangements and decisions for your whole life are made; it is also the drafting room where where plans for your destiny are formed. Your life is your laboratory. The world is your workshop."

Wouldn't it be great if we could remember to think about problems in this context of OPPORTUNITY when they overwhelm them. Emmet Fox had this encouragement for us:

"...any difficulties that can come to you at any time, must be exactly what you need most at the moment to enable you to take the next step forward by overcoming them. The only real misfortune, the only real tragedy, comes when we suffer without learning the lesson."

As I look back in reflection, I realize this is true --- and it gives a framework for looking to the future too. Do you see this too?

Debbe

Debbe Kennedy
Founder, Global Dialogue Center
Home of Women in the Lead

Comments

[shiny]

I love these words so much. Looking back on all the confusions and difficulties I had during the last months, I can not agree more that "any difficulties that can come to you at any time, must be exactly what you need most at the moment to enable you to take the next step forward by overcoming them." This is something called a big transition in mind.

Never ever not try. Nothing can be that worse as long as you take the attitude of learning and modifying. Everything happens to you is ultimately to make you a good person, I am sure.

Thanks, Debbe, I finally feel a rebirth in my spirit!:)

Shiny

[Debbe Kennedy - Women in the Lead INSPIRATION BLOG]

Dear Shiny,
I somehow missed this post, but perhaps it came at the perfect time. I read this morning in a cherished book: "The key to management of your thinking, and therefore the key to management of yur destinny is to substitute an affirmative thought for a negative one." --Emmet Fox In the struggles we find ourselves.

Debbe