{"id":495,"date":"2016-06-12T22:48:39","date_gmt":"2016-06-12T22:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/becausethisisyourlife\/?p=495"},"modified":"2016-06-12T22:49:25","modified_gmt":"2016-06-12T22:49:25","slug":"what-are-the-revolutions-in-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/becausethisisyourlife\/2016\/06\/what-are-the-revolutions-in-your-life.html","title":{"rendered":"What Are The Revolutions In Your Life?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you think of the word \u201crevolution\u201d what comes to mind?<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps thoughts of a war, groups of rebellious people, change of some kind, and even the Beatles song.<\/p>\n<p>What may not come to mind are two words (truth , evolution) that play a vital part in how your life turns out.<\/p>\n<p>Before talking about these two words let\u2019s come back to the Beatles and one of the themes in that song\u2026change.<\/p>\n<p>Because the \u201cchange\u201d spoken about in that song is not true on one hand but entirely true on the other.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cchange\u201d that\u2019s not true is the notion that you can change the world. How do you know this to be true? Because it\u2019s a known fact that you (a person) can\u2019t change someone else, and since people make up the world how can you change the world?<\/p>\n<p>Obviously you can\u2019t\u2026no one can.<\/p>\n<p>However\u2026<\/p>\n<p>You can produce \u201cchange\u201d in the way that is spoken about by the Beatles\u2026and this part is true.<\/p>\n<p>This now brings us back to those two words I alluded to earlier\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTruth\u201d and \u201cEvolution\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2026because they have everything to do with the path your life goes down, along with the word \u201crevolution\u201d I spoke about earlier.<\/p>\n<p>And strange as it seems these revolutions are a vital part of your life.<\/p>\n<p>So the question is\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat are the revolutions in your life\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2026and what do they have to do with \u201ctruth\u201d and \u201cevolution?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Revolution evolution-<\/strong> I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve heard the saying that sometimes life is like a roller coaster because it has its many turning twists along with its ups and downs. This is true but there\u2019s a certain way to approach it.<\/p>\n<p>Most people feel that these ups and downs involve the roller coaster of emotions\u2026and they\u2019ll live that way but those types of ups and downs usually end up being extremes.<\/p>\n<p>This is not healthy.<\/p>\n<p>What is healthy is to know you\u2019ll have those \u201cup\u201d moments and \u201cdown\u201d moments but that there\u2019s two sides to each.<\/p>\n<p>This is how the revolutions you experience guides you to the evolutions in your life.<\/p>\n<p>And with it comes the greatest gift you\u2019ll ever get in life.<\/p>\n<p>Before I get to that let\u2019s come back to what is said in the Beatles song\u2026change.<\/p>\n<p>Like you read earlier you can\u2019t change the world. In the song \u201cWe all want to change the world\u201d is said. That can\u2019t happen either.<\/p>\n<p>However\u2026<\/p>\n<p>As Gandhi said, \u201cBe the change you seek in the world.\u201d This can and does happen.<\/p>\n<p>How?<\/p>\n<p>By knowing how to navigate your way through those revolutions in your life that leads to the evolutions you experience\u2026because this leads to that greatest gift of life I mentioned earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Now you may be thinking, \u201cWhat are these revolutions in my life and what does evolution have to do with it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>First, just know that the revolutions in your life are those seemingly \u201cbad\u201d, \u201cunwanted\u201d, \u201ctumultuous\u201d, so called \u201cnegative\u201d moments. You know, the ones most people want to avoid.<\/p>\n<p>Yet\u2026<\/p>\n<p>They are healthy and needed because there are hidden blessing in them that all lead to the greatest gift of life.<\/p>\n<p>This was the case in my life as it is in your life as well.<\/p>\n<p>For me it was the so called \u201cfailed\u201d business opportunity that took place in 2006\u2026when I entered a business partnership with a person who had a fitness training gym.<\/p>\n<p>I gave this person $30,000 and then within two weeks backed out\u2026but I never got my money back. Before it was said and done it cost me over $50,000. This was a major revolution in my life.<\/p>\n<p>What came out of it?<\/p>\n<p>An evolution\u2026<\/p>\n<p>And this evolution is what has brought my life full circle because it has led to what I do today as a human potential specialist.<\/p>\n<p>It also brought out the truth in a variety of ways\u2026that is part of the greatest gift of life.<\/p>\n<p>And the same is true for you. The only difference are the revolutions you experience in your life. And remember that these are ok to go through\u2026they\u2019re healthy once you know how to navigate through them.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a look at that now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Everything will be alright-<\/strong> There&#8217;s another quote worth mentioning because it is involved continuously throughout your life\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing good ever lasts and nothing bad ever lasts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And in the middle of this is how you navigate your way through what may seem like unending revolutions in your life.<\/p>\n<p>The way you do this is by seeing all events as being two-sided.<\/p>\n<p>What this means is that every situation&#8230;every event in your life has an equal amount of benefits and drawbacks. You can also look at these as having an equal amount of \u201cpositive\u201d and \u201cnegative\u201d as well.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no escaping this\u2026<\/p>\n<p>And those who try by thinking they\u2019ll get more happiness than sadness, more people being kind than cruel, more people giving than taking, and striving for more peace than turmoil, will not only end up increasing the probability of feeling depressed\u2026<\/p>\n<p>But will also never experience the truth along with the evolution that leads to the greatest gift of all.<\/p>\n<p>As you already know and have seen during your life&#8212;and this goes back to the quote I just mentioned&#8212;the \u201cgood\u201d things you\u2019ve experienced didn\u2019t last forever and the same can be said about the so called \u201cbad\u201d things.<\/p>\n<p>Why is this important?<\/p>\n<p>Because when you know that the \u201cgood\u201d things won\u2019t last, you\u2019ll be less likely to take them for granted and make each moment matter.<\/p>\n<p>And it works the other way too\u2026<\/p>\n<p>When you know that the \u201cbad\u201d things won\u2019t last, you\u2019ll see the \u201clight at the end of the tunnel\u201d so to speak. You\u2019ll know that a new beginning will take place. You\u2019ll feel more at ease know that what you\u2019ve gone through is leading to what you\u2019ve always wanted.<\/p>\n<p>It may not seem like it at the moment\u2026but it\u2019s there as long as you approach your life in a two-sided manner\u2026which is how the Universe has and always will function.<\/p>\n<p>Remember\u2026<\/p>\n<p>No matter what is going on in your life right now\u2026everything will be alright. It all serves a purpose and leads to the evolution of the truth\u2026one of which is the greatest gift of all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Taking it to the other side-<\/strong> There\u2019s something bizarre that takes place during the evolution of the truth, that just so happens to be at the center of the greatest gift of all in life. First, what is this gift?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the fact that as a result of these revolutions you get the evolution of the truth\u2026the truth of who you are, why you\u2019re here, and what makes you the unique person you are.<\/p>\n<p>This in turn guides you to shine in the world and be seen as someone who matters\u2026so you\u2019re respected, appreciated, and recognized for who you are and all you do.<\/p>\n<p>At first and especially during those moments of revolution this may seem like the last thing you\u2019d think of\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Yet, it\u2019s true.<\/p>\n<p>You see, it\u2019s those challenging moments&#8212;the events of your life that \u201ctests\u201d you\u2026it\u2019s those people that \u201cpush your buttons\u201d\u2026those situations that make you want to give up and quit&#8212;that make you stand up for who you are and what you truly believe in.<\/p>\n<p>It puts you in those situations that in a sense forces to make a decision\u2026\u201dDo I quit or do I push through it because it\u2019s that important to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And as you already know these \u201crevolutions\u201d happen with your finances, your relationships, your careers, the different people you meet, and even with you as a person.<\/p>\n<p>This now brings up that bizarre part I mentioned a few minutes ago\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The confrontation of truth.<\/p>\n<p>And more specifically, the truth of who you\u00a0 are and why you\u2019re here\u2026which as you now know is the greatest gift of all.<\/p>\n<p>Because during those revolutions that leads to these new evolutions of truth comes the scary part I mentioned before\u2026confronting who you are.<\/p>\n<p>Far too many people are living their lives according to what someone said they \u201chave to\u201d, are \u201csupposed to\u201d, and \u201cgot to\u201d be doing\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Instead of living their lives according to what they \u201clove\u201d to do, are \u201cinspired\u201d to do, and \u201cchoose\u201d to do.<\/p>\n<p>As a result they find themselves limping instead of dancing their way through life.<\/p>\n<p>Ironically\u2026<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s those revolutions that actually condition you to ultimately be able to dance your way through life, as long as you know how to navigate through them. And you do know\u2026by approaching your life the way it is designed to work\u2026from a two-sided perspective.<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s this that brings you to the \u201cother side\u201d\u2026which are the evolutions that lead to the truth of life\u2026of you, of other people, and of why things happen the way they do.<\/p>\n<p>Remember\u2026<\/p>\n<p>With every revolution comes a new evolution of truth. And it\u2019s these truths that also guide you to discovering how special of a person you are.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re like your guardian angel who gets you see what it is about you that brings value to the world\u2026and in a way that brings out the magnificence and brilliance of who you are.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you think of the word \u201crevolution\u201d what comes to mind? Perhaps thoughts of a war, groups of rebellious people, change of some kind, and even the Beatles song. 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