Seasons

As Mother Nature cranks up the heat in most of the United States, I am reminded that this season of hot, sticky weather will only last for a while before the leaves on the trees start giving way to autumn’s beauty. 

We can learn from Ma Nature. Nothing lasts forever. Nothing – tragedies – failures – successes – problems – joys ------ none of them last forever. 
For most of us, life just happens – and in life there is joy, sadness, and a whole plethora of things that occur. 

If you are in the midst of a tragedy or a life happenstance, what do you do? We have all heard “when life deals you a lemon, make lemonade.” That’s a simple solution to solve a perplexing problem. 

You may not be able to control what happened. BUT, you can control how you respond to it. 

Are you focusing on the problem or focusing on finding a solution? 
Are you whining and complaining, dragging others down with your problem? Or are you consulting experts in that arena for guidance? 

Keep these quotes in mind 
- Your rewards in life are determined by the kinds of problems you are willing to solve. 
- The problem closest to you is your exit to your present crisis. 
- Before it can be solved, a problem must be clearly defined. William Feather
- Problems are to leaders what wind is to a kite…it makes it rise. Dexter Yager 
- If there were never any problems, there would never be any opportunities. 

- When we get tangled up in our problems, be still. God wants us to be still so He can untangle the knot. 
- Most people focus 90% of their time on the problem and only 10% on the solution. 

My friend, your problem will not last forever. But your reaction to that problem may stay embedded in someone’s memory for a lifetime. 
Take the opportunity with the season you are in and learn from it. 
Learn, grow and go to your destiny. 

Ron Orendi