Woes

Woe(s). They often bring great distress and/or sorrow in one’s life. I’ve found, in life, we often complicate things more than necessary. As people, we oppress ourselves with our thoughts, our attitudes, our behaviors, and those little idiosyncrasies that get on everyone’s nerves. We cry to this person and that person about this and that, you know, the whole “woe is me” theory. That’s what we do, right? Everyone is supposed to feel sorry for us, right? This is the society that we live in. Everyone has become victimized by their own irrational and self-serving thoughts.

Well aren’t I the “pot calling the kettle black?” Yes, I’m guilty of this too. The idea that one thinks of him/herself as self-righteous is ludicrous; that term couldn’t possibly describe you (or me). Get over yourself. Realize who you are & then FIX it. Growing pains in times of “woe” aren’t going to be pleasant. But, it’s not about your pain (let me guess, YOU think it is), it’s about the P R O C E S S  & what you have taken from it.

Over the last few years, I’ve experienced a tremendous amount of g r o w t h in my life. At times, it was painful & others, I relished in the “new me.” But, no matter how long or how bad it got, I had to believe & must continue to know that “…joy will come in the morning.” Faith; have a little. It has gotten me through some of the toughest parts of my “woes” & will get you through too.

So, I’ll leave you with this…Woes are a part of life. They will come & go as they please. You cannot allow them to take you “under.” God built you to withstand the pressures of life through his grace & mercy. Realize that after the rain, the sun will always shine….LOOK for the message/lesson in the woe; it’s there. Be blessed!

-Prof. E. Beard-