{"id":239,"date":"2014-10-27T00:13:55","date_gmt":"2014-10-27T00:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/becausethisisyourlife\/?p=239"},"modified":"2014-10-27T00:13:55","modified_gmt":"2014-10-27T00:13:55","slug":"how-many-times-have-you-seen-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/becausethisisyourlife\/2014\/10\/how-many-times-have-you-seen-this.html","title":{"rendered":"How Many Times Have You Seen This?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As you go through your life there are times when things seem to always go the way you want and then there&#8217;s times when things never seem to go your way.<\/p>\n<p>During this &#8220;balanced&#8221; journey of life as I&#8217;m calling it, there are those situations that come up that sometimes you just can&#8217;t seem to explain.<\/p>\n<p>What I&#8217;m referring to is some of the things you&#8217;ll see people do.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;ll be situations where you&#8217;ll see people do the most amazing and heartfelt things.<\/p>\n<p>Then they&#8217;ll be situations where you&#8217;ll see someone doing or not doing things that really get you to &#8220;shake your head&#8221; and have you wondering&#8230;&#8221;why.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>How many times have you seen this?<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve all seen this type of thing and have even been involved in these situations with others as well&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>And for many people they turn into very stressful situations.<\/p>\n<p>So the important thing here is, &#8220;how can you turn what seems like a negative situation into a life transforming situation for you and those you care about?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>First, it is important to know that in every stressful situation there is also a relaxing part of that situation.<\/p>\n<p>How can this be true when it doesn&#8217;t seem like it on the outside?<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s start by understanding what stress is.<\/p>\n<p>Stress is an exaggeration and minimization of what is.<\/p>\n<p>Take any situation for example. You may have 10 people all witnessing the same situation at the same moment and you&#8217;ll have half of the people saying it was stressful and the other half saying it wasn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>Along with that you&#8217;ll also have 10 different interpretations of that situation.<\/p>\n<p>So where am I going with this?<\/p>\n<p>Well just know that in every crisis there&#8217;s a blessing. In every\u00a0 stressful situation there is an underlying gift which is present, even though it may not appear that way at first.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>One of the best ways that you can turn your stressings into blessings is to always look for that &#8220;gift&#8221; in what appears to be a chaotic situation.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s always a hidden order which is present no matter what is going on around you.<\/p>\n<p>It is also in that hidden order where you really get to see the brilliance of who you are and what you have to offer the world.<\/p>\n<p>To many people, overcoming stress may be a way to live what some call a &#8220;peaceful&#8221; life, however the true gift in it all is you finding out how special, unique, and amazing of a person you are.<\/p>\n<p>Upon realizing this, the most amazing thing you can do is to pass that on to others so they can see how special, unique, and amazing of a person they are too.<\/p>\n<p>I like to call this, &#8220;passing the torch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And the more you get in the habit of doing this, the more you&#8217;ll realize just how valuable you are in the world and you create a ripple effect.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, your legacy is born and the brilliance of who you are leaves a long lasting positive effect on others&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you go through your life there are times when things seem to always go the way you want and then there&#8217;s times when things never seem to go your way. 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