“It is going to be better than you ever imagined.”
I do not remember when I first heard this statement. I know I was young. Life was not always a piece of cake with ice cream on the side. It is a thought that has always stayed with me and always resonated. It brought me strength. When things were tough when my mom was sick it made me think about days when life might be better. At times I thought, well it cannot get any worse, so it can only get better. Whether you believe in God, a higher power, or the universe, there is a design to our lives that we do not always have control over. When we let go and let the design take shape and happen as it is meant to, we open ourselves up to allow for “better than you ever imagined.”
When I have had trying work situations and it was hard to see to the end of a long tunnel, it brought me hope. Hope. We all have to have it. We can have it on the darkest days, and it can be with us when life is good. Hope leaves us in a place that brings our imagination to what could be, to what is possible. When you are in a tough relationship and it seems like maybe settling is an option, think about how taking a stand for yourself means that the result of your life will be better than you can ever imagine. It does not mean it will happen the next day or the next month, but standing strong for yourself can only result in amazing things.
It has in my life. Many times when I have thought why was I put in this situation? Why me? I have been so good, honest, and did the right thing, why do I get the shitty end of the deal? What I have learned is that sometimes it is not about the hand of cards you were dealt, the person that passed on in your life, the job you lost, the friend who treated you poorly. It is about how you handle that challenge, how you do or do not let it affect you. That is how you grow, and how we open ourselves up to the strength and lessons we learn. And, many times once we work through our hurt, pain, or sadness what we receive on the other end is better than we can ever imagine.
What do you think?
random olio 
I think, few disappointments are difficult to overcome with hope. Those where hope had died, and we must leave the empty corpse and find a new living body..other than death and dishonour..everything can be changed..I used to think lightly about words..recently I felt..that words are actions..haunt you or remind you about the past..but yes..coping up with the situation needs a positive approach and intelligence ..its like always got plan -B 😉
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While I think some situations are sometimes impossible to find a silver lining in the “better than we can ever imagine” comes in when we refuse to give up and keep moving on anyway. Then, eventually, I think we’re able to see the good things that happen more clearly and appreciate them better.
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It is definitely hard, and sometimes we do not see the silver lining until looking back many, many years later.
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