In working with people, and often in experiences in my own life, I am struck by circumstances in which there do not seem to be clear answers. We wonder why some people have had to endure certain circumstances, or others seem to never catch a break. We wonder why children get cancer, or evil acts are committed against innocent people. We wonder why we experience circumstances in our own lives that don't make sense and are not fair. I used to always look for the "why's" in life. I used to want the answers. Sometimes I still do. The not understanding or being able to make sense of things is unsettling at best, and devestating at worst.
But... I have realized that the older I get, the less I know. Sometimes there are not answers that make sense or that are satisfying. Platitudes and cliches don't cut it when people are in emotional pain. Maybe there are answers, but they are just outside the reach of our limited human brains... I don't know. But, that's just the point: I don't know.
Here is what I do know. It's not much.. but it's enough for me. I believe there is a God who loves me. And, I believe he gives me a gift in each moment I am alive. I am trying to live in each moment, and see it as a gift. Really, that's all we ever have. We are never guaranteed another moment past the one we are presently in. When you recognize each moment as a gift, the answers don't seem quite so pressing.
So... I just breathe....and live....and love, to the best of my limited ability. That's all I know.
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