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When you've reached the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and swing!

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Real Estate Agent with Skyline Properties 80569

So many people these days are at the end of their rope. I certainly know that I am. This economy has hit a lot of people very hard and I'm not invalidating that. The thing that I've found, however, is that being at the end of your rope can have the most amazing affect, should you allow it to.

The way I figure it, we have two options.

OPTION ONE: When we reach the end of our rope, we can close our eyes as tight as we can and hold on for dear life, praying that everything will go away, like a little kid, hiding under their covers from the monster in the closet. After all, if we can't see it, it must not be there, right?! If only the innocence of a child were the reality of life. In the wonderful world of grown ups, if you hide under the covers, the boogie man rips off your bedding and gets you, no matter how tightly you grip your sheets!

OPTION TWO: When we reach the end of our rope, we can tie a knot in the end, take in the view and enjoy the ride!

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but someone has to say it: Without action, the rope isn't going to magically grow longer and none of us can hold on forever. Sooner or later, we're going to lose our grip and we will fall. But, if we choose to make the effort to tie that knot and we choose to open our eyes to the possibilities that come when our hearts are open and our desire is for change, that's when the magic happens.

I've said before that we all grow when there are trials that we are facing. It's fight or flight and for those of us who choose to fight, we will expand, we will mature, we will grow and we will thrive!

Okay, let's try another analogy...

I don't know about you, but I'm not a big fan of dirt. It dries out my nail, my kids track it into the house, my dog digs it up in the yard...and when you add water? That's even worse. Mud. Yuk! But in order for a seed to grow, it needs both of those things. You can't put a seed in the sun on a beautiful summer day, when the birds are chirping and the bees are buzzing and expect anything to happen. The seed will simply die.

What's so different about us? We can learn some incredible lessons from nature and this is one that I choose to learn, while swinging from my rope: I need the dirt and I need the mud if I'm going to become a beautiful flower in the end. So what's your mud? What's your dirt? Are you trying your best to brush it off and get out in the sun as fast as you can? Or are you taking in the nutrients and learning the lessons you are being offered?

Rope swing anyone?

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