From Inspiration To Heartache To Inspiration Again
Inspiration and heartache are two opposites that seem to hang out together. Something good happens in our lives, and then something that brings us heartache and pain. There’s a million examples. We get a new puppy that bring us so much joy, and one day, he gets hit by a car and is killed. The grief is numbing and tingling at the same time. This is heartache. We don’t even want another animal because we never want to feel like this again.
The next day, we find out we’re pregnant and we are on top of the world. Happiness abounds and excitement is in the air. We’re going to have a baby to love and care for, and we must keep our perspective sharp enough not to equate the puppy’s passing with the uncertainty of life, and a new baby. We are inspired, and life feels good. Our hearts are happy and filled with promise.
We need to tie in the fact that even when things happen that cause a great deal of pain and heartache, good is right around the corner, and worth waiting for. And when we get our brand new sports car, it may be broadsided on the way to work. However, we should have learned from past experiences, that things work out the way they’re supposed to.
We may not agree, or like it, but there’s always a reason. Sometimes we figure it out right away, sometimes years later, but there’s always a reason for things to happen, both good and bad. If we are aware of this, it may not make the excitement higher, or the heartache more intense, but it puts a reason, even if it’s unknown, to what is happening.
Some situations are easy to figure out; if you don’t study, and fail the test, no big surprise. If you stay up late and watch a movie, and you’re tired the next day, you know why. Inspiration is needed when mom has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, or our job is shutting down. These situations can bring us down and cause us a great amount of heartache.
If we have been conditioned, however, to remember that like goes up, and life comes down, and then, it balances out, we’ll realize that the bad will turn to good and the good may turn to bad. If life hasn’t stopped for us, then we must live on, in the best way we know how. Always depending on the good we’ve experienced, to motivate us and inspire us to make life the best we can, especially when heartache hits.
Time heals all wounds-it doesn’t take away the pain or the sadness, but it does make it easier. I thought I’d crumble and die when my mom passed away, and 20 years later, here I am. It still hurts, but I can deal with it. I talk to her every day, several times a day. At the beginning, I couldn’t deal, I shut down, I was in a deep state of depression. And now, I ask for her help and guidance.
There are always going to be inspirational moments, as well as moments of deep grief and heartache. What inspires us is what is going to help us through our heartache. We must aspire to be inspired. It is the sun’s juice, and the energy we need to live a balanced and happy life. We need to be inspired that just because things seem bleak at the moment, there is more to life, and that means, it can get better.
Today may be the pits. Your whole life may have been the pits. But tomorrow, is a mystery, and anything can happen. Why not aspire for that to be something inspirational? A new acquaintance who shares your beliefs, a new beau who appears to be your soul mate, graduating college, having a bay, buying a new home. All things we can acquire if we live our lives in an inspirational and exited manner, and ride the bumps when we have to.
Article submitted Tuesday, July 21, 2009 & read 538 times.
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» left by Avis Ward (2 years 295 days ago.)
Great advice in that last paragraph, Sue. Another great article that I wish more people get to read. Life is a see-saw for sure but God knows there are more ups than downs. Our growth takes place on the downward turn, though. When we come to understand that, we will even be at peace when our heart aches. Thank you, Sue.
Best regards,
Avis
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» left by Anonymous (2 years 288 days ago.)
hi avis,
i apologize for the delay, i don't get notifications and haven't looked through the articles in a while.
thank you for reading and commenting.
God is more glorious than we can even imagine.
i want to stic around Earth for a while longer, but i gotta tell ya, i can't wait to meet Him in person!
my best to you,
sue
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