Sunday, November 11, 2012

Have faith

I've been thinking a lot lately about the things that we pass up in life. My contemplation on this subject stems from two things I've passed up in the past 6 months; a possible relationship and a job opportunity. There have been more than a couple times when I have thought about that job opportunity and the fact that I passed it up and I've felt the regret creep up. Mostly I try to not think about the things I've pushed aside, because I know there are better things that will come. Having faith that something else will pop up has been so key for me. The relationship is a bit easier to rationalize, because with love there often are things that just click or don't click and I really had a feeling something was just missing. Nevertheless, there are times I think about that guy and I feel a twinge of regret that I didn't give him more of a chance. In the end, however, my overall feeling is that there were many times in my life that I grabbed a hold of a relationship or an opportunity because I didn't have faith that something better was out there and I ended up regretting that the most. Another problem with suffering from a lack of faith is that it is harder to let go of things that deep down (or not-so-deep-down) feel wrong, because you don't have enough faith that something better will come along. Having faith in yourself and your abilities to achieve something better is far greater than any relationship or any job opportunity standing alone. Having faith in yourself can take you anywhere, and I am happy and thankful to have learned this lesson. There are days that I still get down on myself, but feeling steadfast in my abilities to achieve whatever I dream keeps me holding on. Have faith.