I found a pithy little plaque in the office connected to my guest house. It says "Victory and defeat are in the hands of God, so one must embrace the struggle." It's just too true.
Sometimes I think it takes a morning where everyone is running late, and I'm forced to sit in the shade, listen to the birds chirping, the kids shouting out their lessons, the pigs squealing, the trees rustling and the sun shining down to get re-centered, know that all I can do is struggle, and the victory or defeat are out of my hands. And with that attitude I can work toward my goals, I can take the next step, I can keep all the balls I'm juggling in the air another day, I can think ahead a day, a week, a month, and put what I can together.
If I focus on the negative, well, there's quite a lot, and it'd block my view of anything good and everything in front of me. But the good things are there too, the little miracles God throws into our day to remind us that he's in control. Like how the farm, with all the absolute craziness, is probably in its best state since I've been here, and we have opportunities to improve all around.
I think if we're not struggling, we're probably not growing, or learning, or living up to our potential. So here's to embracing the struggle.
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