We tend to give focus to the bad things in our lives. Sometimes much more often than appreciating the good. It’s just our nature. So when bad things happen, there is no missing it. When these bad things happen, they also seem to happen all at once. It’s why we say it never rains, but it pours.
However, there is another saying about dark clouds having a silver lining. Could it be true?
Trouble comes in all shapes, and sizes, and can come from any direction. You could fall and injure yourself, then incur a costly medical fee and months of rehabilitation. You could lose your job and suddenly be on the hook for repayments that you can no longer afford. Your relationships could sour and dissolve. Your heart may get broken. Maybe all of this, or some variation of it happens at the same time.
Is there really good that can come from all of this?
That depends. It depends on you. It depends on what you are able to get out of these situations. It depends on how you view the situation and how you see yourself in those situations.
If you find yourself losing a job and having huge financial worries, you may find ways to get by. Maybe you learn new habits that can be hugely beneficial to you, such as being more prudent with your spending, learning how to save, or finding ways to make money that you wouldn’t have otherwise have done or thought about. It’s possible that losing your job can even open you to new opportunities for your own personal and professional growth by allowing you the time and space to explore something you’ve only once dreamed about. Perhaps even putting you on a path to doing something that gives you more satisfaction.
If you have your heart broken, it may feel like the end of the world; but it could also put you on a path to eventually meeting “the one” who you may fall deeply in love with and end up marrying. Every relationship you enter and exit is a learning experience for the next one until finally you meet the right person and you’ve learned enough to be with that person and have it work out. The ending of a relationship may feel terrible, but it gives you something too, and opens you to new opportunity.
So is there always a silver lining in every dark cloud?
There is if you can see it, and often, it’s not always easy to see when you’re hurting, anxious, and trying to survive. It’s getting past the pain to be able to see it that is the difficult part because it can cloud our perception of things so much we may not be able to see clearly.
Even beyond that, it can be difficult to see any good because of our own personal outlook on life. So we have to find a way around that as well; and while it may not seem like it at the time, there are ways to look at the world in a new way. We aren’t locked into the way we see, assess, or judge things.
Sometimes counselling can help us get past our own barriers, and almost always, learning more about ourselves can help that process a great deal.
Join us at College of Allied Educators to learn more about yourself, what motivates you, and how you can find happiness, meaning, and success in work, love, and life.
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