''Painful & Profound” Blog #31

I write this blog today, as I do every week, in my daughter Bridget’s memory. Each week

I will try and help someone out there. Hoping my words may change someones mind

about their life choices. It has been fourteen months and fourteen days, since losing her.

I remember her laugh like yesterday. Maybe today my words can help stop another

person from losing interest in living life. I have no idea who actually reads this, I can only

hope you are moved enough to pass it on.

Today I am going to share two ncredible true stories that made a big difference in my

life. Whenever we are sad and down and out we need help to carry on. People can

affect people in miraculous ways. I know this, my life has changed one person at a time.

I believe that people were planted in my life as I needed them. Positive, productive,

prayerful people. One person at a time. Once I made up my mind, I decided I could no

longer do it alone. I humbled myself and I really did ask for help. You know what? HE

just showed up! How did HE do this? In other people. In events that happened to me.

In strong, significant signs that showed me the way.

Today I choose to share my two favorite stories with you, you can see the parallel they

both share. PAIN.

The first story I share is the painfully profound story of the Eagle. Did you know that the

eagle has the longest life span of its species? The eagle can live up to seventy years

But in order to reach this age, the eagle must make a painful and hard decision. In its

forties, the eagles long flexible talons can no longer grab prey which serve its food. Its

long sharp beak has now become bent. Its old, aged and heavy wings, due to their thick

feathers, have how become stuck to its chest and make it very difficult to fly.

Now the eagle is left with only two options: Die, or go through a painful process of

change which will last for 150 days. This process requires that the eagle fly to a

mountain top and sit on its nest. There the eagle knocks its beak against a rock until it

plucks it out. After plucking it out, the eagle will wait for a new beak to grow back. Then

it will pluck out its talons. When the new talons grow back, the eagle starts plucking out

its aged old feathers - one by one.

Then after five months, the eagle takes its famous flight of rebirth. It will now live another

thirty years. Why is change needed?

Many times, change is needed in order to survive. We have to start a new change

process. We sometimes have to get rid of old memories, old habits and other parts of

our life that are not working for us any longer. Things in our life that no longer serve us

well. Only freed from past burdens, can we then take advantage of our higher self life.

The beautiful life, we so deserve.

The Present.

Now for story number two.

HE was born in a stable in an obscure little village. From there he traveled less than 200

miles. HE never won an election. HE never went to collage. HE never owned a home. HE

never had a lot of money. HE became a nomadic preacher. Popular opinion turned

against him. HE was betrayed by a close friend and his other friends ran away. HE was

unjustly condemned to death. Crucified on a cross among common thieves, on a hill

overlooking the town dump.

And when dead, layed in a borrowed grave. Twenty centuries have come and gone,

empires have risen and fallen, mighty armies have marched. Yet no one man has

affected mankind as much as HE. HE is the central figure of the whole human race.

HE is the Messiah, the Son of God. Jesus Christ. {Spartan Arts}

There is only one truth is all of life. We can try to run, but we can never hide from

truth. Nothing in a person’s life will ever change until they decide to. Here’s a powerful

quote, “Keep doing the same thing and you will be guaranteed the same thing will keep

happening.” The truth is the unconditional love HE has for you and for me. WHY ignore

it?

So I close today giving you these two stories and ask you this question. In your own life,

has it brought you to the painful, profound place of truth now, how are you willing to

change?

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