"The happiest people don't have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything." -unknown
This is the power of reframing. It is not rose-colored glasses. It is more than optimism. It is evaluating, re-evaluation, and recognizing there is a "worse than" scenario for most tough times, trials, and struggles. It matters who you take along on the ride.
If you plant ten seeds and only three flowers grow, you still have fresh flowers to enjoy. Not every investment has the intended and expected return.
Corrie Ten Boom, Victor Frankl, and even excerpts from Anne Frank's diary remind us of the power of what we tell ourselves about a situation. In the early part of my life, the concentration camp survivors often hid the tattoos on their arms. For some, it was a shame they should have never carried. For others there was still fear. For some, it was the past they could not change but they hated the daily reminder on their wrist. Honestly, some things are too horrific to tell the story again and again. They made their best of the days they had left. They are the stories that show the power of making the best of what you have.
Faith, hope, and love are the game changer. Greet the day with those three ingredients and the day will go better.
"So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love." -1 Corinthians
Today, I am grateful we can "make the best" of everything.
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