Tragedy puts problems in your life in perspective.
In our
small town, over the Christmas holidays, we had two massive tragedies that left
the community struck with grief. They included a bizarre catastrophic murder of
a young woman teacher and a heart-rending death of a young school-age girl
crossing the road on her return home from school. Soon after that, Max and I lost our baby at
13-weeks pregnant.
Anytime I become overwhelmed with frustration with the
Dragon and her tactics, and get the poor-me attitude – “why do I have to deal with
this” – I remember how worse things could be. Having to deal with the Dragon’s evil
schemes is really no tragedy, simply a nuisance.
When we are dealt with another Dragon drama, I try hard to turn my focus
on what I am blessed with, not what I wish I didn’t have – that being the
Dragon in our lives. She is a nuisance like that fly that circulates the
kitchen on a hot summer day that you can’t seem to swat with the newspaper you
have rolled up. She won’t go away, and she is who she is, a pestering annoyance
like a maggot-born fly.
We become overwhelmed with emotions at times in the face of
her dramatics. It is a nuisance, not a tragedy having to deal with such an evil
monster as her. We deal. We are able to
put things in perspective and realize while we have a pestering fly circulating
around us, it is at least in a beautiful meadow surrounded by a rainbow of
happiness and gratitude for all we are blessed with.
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