SOMETHING TO PONDER

 The following is taken from a daily meditation book, titled Night Light by Amy E. Dean.

It is easy to see the profit in what we gain, but it is not so easy to see the profit in what we lose.   Projects that take shape and collections that expand show the gains we have made.  But how can we see profits from the end of a relationship, the loss of a job, or the estrangement from family?

Each loss represents a step we need to take toward maturity and growth.   Throughout our lifetimes we will walk up many steps.  Sometimes it may seem like we have a never-ending stairway in front of us.  Our gains are the level parts of each stair, but the real progress is made when we climb the stairs of our losses.

 Although we may feel as though we have nothing when we go through a loss, what we do have is the experience of the loss.   We learn to deal with a different lesson.   Our profits from a loss may not show up immediately, but we will discover the rich rewards as we learn to accept life on its term--not on ours.