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Perspective


Perspective - a particular attitude towards or way of regarding something. 

I have come to a realisation that perspective influences a lot of things from my mood to my state of mind. How I view things is the delicate line between me feeling motivated or me being on the brink of a mental breakdown.

We often face failures in our lives and we usually take those failures as a sign to give up but having perspective enables you to take those failures as motivation to work harder. Truth be told, that is so much easier said than done but like everything else in life, practise makes perfect. Towards the end of last year, nothing in my life was going as planned and that caused me to fall into a deep hole of sadness. I was so ready to give up. One of my biggest flaws, that I am working on, is throwing in the towel too easily. When things dont go my way I am quick to give up, wallow in self pity and go down the "Am I not worthy?'' cruise ship. Buuuut I am proud to announce that, that isnt me anymore!!!

My new motto is simply, ''What is meant to be will always find a way". This quote has helped change my perspective in unimaginable ways. Instead of worrying about the future, I just remind my self that whats meant to be will be. When things dont go my way, I tell myself that it wasnt meant to be and that greater things are coming. When I find myself crying over what I dont have, I end up rejoicing over what I do have. Sometimes I am discouraged and upset when my blog posts dont get as much reads/views as I would like. Eventually I get texts from people saying they could relate or how much they enjoyed reading what I had to say and that brings me so much joy. Obviously I didnt get the outcome I wanted (many many reads) but I got the outcome I needed (knowing that my words made an impact in someones life). Ladies and gentlemen, that is perspective and it has changed my life for the better. 

Life is too short for you to spend it in sadness. I hope that after reading this, you are motivated to work on your perspective and to always look on the bright side. The Bible says to rejoice in tough times because you know that after the tough times pass, there will be so much joy that will make you forget that you went through a storm. The outcome of a situation is beyond our control, but how we view the outcome and how we choose to go forward is entirely in our control.  


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  1. Ntsako2/08/2023

    Wow, this is a talent at this point!!💕

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  2. Anonymous2/12/2023

    ❤️

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  3. Anonymous2/12/2023

    I absolutely love reading your work. It makes so much sense to me. And always helps me. This came at the best time for me. Thank you!

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