Maybe you’ve seen this story on CNN. A young woman is pushed into a pool, falls the wrong way and is instantly paralyzed from the neck down. Worse, it happens at her own bachelorette party, days before she is to be married. Worse yet, her best friend is the one who pushes her, playfully. Can you imagine a more drastic change in your life?
But listen to Rachel respond to the CNN interviewer: “It was an accident. Stuff like this happens. And it sucks, it’s a tragedy but my friend is an amazing person and we are still very very close … it’s amazing just how many people this has touched. One of my dreams growing up was like, I want to make a difference and I don’t know how I’m going to do it, and I didn’t exactly have this in mind, but I’m so happy that people are seeing the positivity in my story.”
Seeing the positive in every situation is a gift. Incredibly hard to do but think about it. What is the point of being negative? Does it make you feel better? Does it help, really? Does it make you prouder of who you are? Does it make you happy or satisfied to be negative? Does it create a better day?
What a gift Rachel has. She has been touched by the Holy Spirit, even though she never mentions her religion. Today I pray that people I know realize the gift that they have. The gift of looking for the bright side, looking beyond the small frustrations of everyday life. Our life is not just what we see moment to moment, it is the beginning of something eternal. But how much better to walk that journey with joy in your heart.
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