“A beautiful day is out there to be seen and experienced, but you will be tragically unaware of it if you're stuck in a moment you can't get out of.”

A thought by Erwin Raphael McManus from his book, Chasing Daylight: Seize the Power of Every Moment (Kindle Locations 153-154). Kindle Edition.

One of the things Margaret and I do when we live in an area is to do all we can to experience the area. We have lived on Long Island in New York State now for three years and we have been to more places than most of the people who have lived here all their life.

Life is an adventure to be experienced but if we pull the shades down around us then we will miss so much of it. Granted life can have some pain attached to it and life has some thorns in it but so does the beautiful rose. You just need to know how to handle it to enjoy it.

Now for some it will take some help to get you unstuck from what is holding you back. Take the risk to talk to someone about your fears, about your pain. I know that they are real but I also know that they can be a foundation for you to stand on to make a difference in other’s lives that have had the same fears, and have also had some of the same pain in their lives. You can walk beside them and say, I understand, I know what you’re going through. Let me be your friend, your support. You will then see beauty instead of pain. Your life will have purpose instead of pain.

I see so many people who are held back from really enjoying life because of something in their past. Maybe it was a failed marriage which stuck them from risking a new relationship, one that would bring so much joy into their life. Maybe it is because a child died and they are stuck in the despair of their loss and afraid to try again. Maybe it was a dream that blew up in their face and the feeling of failure has them stuck at settling for something less. Maybe they just need to reevaluate what went wrong and make some changes and do it again. Maybe it was a friend who stabbed them in the back or a Pastor who didn’t live the life he preached or a mom or dad who walked out.

There are so many things that keep a person from experiencing the beauty in life. Find a book find a friend, find a support group, find a church, find a Pastor, find a counselor, find hope, find beauty. The key is you’re going to have to open the shades to see what is outside, to find help, to find real life.

Why don’t you start your search today?

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