Problems aren’t a sign that something is wrong. They’re a sign that you’re alive and moving forward.
I believed I had to fix everything before I was allowed to feel any sort of peace. I told myself that once the money was right, once the chaos calmed down, once the past stopped knocking on my door, then I could finally breathe a little bit.
Well… That day never came.
Like most things… I learned the hard way that problems just don’t disappear. They just change their shape. You solve one and another shows up wearing a different face. It's like playing the game Whack-A-Mole… hit 2 of them and 3 pop up behind me.
If you wait for a problem free life before you allow yourself to enjoy the moment, you'll spend your entire life waiting! Guess what… There's no such thing as a problem free life.
Some of my best moments happened while things were still very messy. Life doesn't pause while you figure things out. It keeps moving, with or without you.
Solve the problems you have that are in front of you. Be responsible. Be honest. Do the work, but don’t forget to live while you are doing it.
Peace isn’t the absence of problems. It’s learning how to carry them without letting them steal your life.
Keep going. Solve what you can. Live in the middle of it.
Jeff
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