I have to read Doonesbury
each day in the paper, so I sometimes glance over at the horoscope section as
well. Yesterday’s advice was this:
“There’s an old Southern
saying that a frog doesn’t know how far it can jump until it is kicked. Super-intense circumstances always bring out
the best in you.”
Many of us are
feeling a little “kicked” these days, by the economy, by our work situations, by
the international struggles, by life’s disappointments.
But this quote got
me thinking that BEING kicked may be a fact, but FEELING kicked is a
choice. If I think back to some of my
most satisfying times in life, the truth is, they started with a kick I
certainly didn’t want!
My story about being
“kicked” was when I transferred schools to Canada as an undergrad. I was promised I could complete within two
years. When I showed up on campus, they
reneged on that promise and said it would take 3 years to complete. I sure didn’t want to tell my parents I would
need another year of college! Luckily
tuition didn’t increase if I took extra classes, so I took a LOT of classes in
two years instead of three and graduated on time. And it turned out to be a fabulous two years,
where I took everything in sight! It was
hard, busy, and I didn’t make straight A’s.
But I got a fabulous education I would never have experienced without
that kick!
I’ll bet if you look
back on your life, you have a story like mine, when something bad happened and
you somehow took that kick and propelled yourself into something amazing.
If we can accept a
kick as propulsion, and not let it get us down, just think about the places we
will go!
I’d love to share your
stories! Email me at annekellyfounder@junonia.com!
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