I loved this image.
"People who wonder whether the glass is half empty or half full miss the point. The glass is refillable."
The familiar reference to half-full(an optimist) and half-empty (a pessimist) is the generic test for determining our natural mindset. I like the additional reminder that neither is permanent.
We can reframe our view of any situation to find what makes it better or at least bearable. I've observed this for decades. If we look for the best in the worst situations, we find it. We are all allowed our moments and days of brokenness. Life can be hard. But, attitudes count in recovery and survival stories.
"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." -Victor Frankl
The glass is refillable. He found that truth. Corrie Ten Boom, Elizabeth Elliot, and so many others have, too.
When Jesus was facing the cross, he asked that God spare him that "cup" but when the answer was "no," He said, "Thy will be done." He embraced the cross focusing on the power and purpose of the mission and instead of the pain and suffering.
"Then Jesus left them a second time and prayed, “My Father! If this cup cannot be taken away unless I drink it, your will be done.” -Matthew 26:42
"Thy will be done" is the first step to "changes in attitude and changes in latitude"... to borrow a phrase from Jimmy Buffet. It is the surrender before a new perspective is revealed. The cup begins to refill.
"Things could be worse." was a phrase Mama Ina Mae would use. Feel free to ponder "the worse" before tackling "the hard."
Today, I am grateful the glass is refillable.
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