86. How to find the silver lining in challenging times

www.heididawson.com Instagram:  @theheididawson There was a old farmer who had a horse. One day his horse ran away and his neighbors all said “oh what bad luck” the old farmer said “Maybe”. The next day the horse returned with 2 other wild horses and the neighbors all said “Wow, what good luck!” The old farmer said “maybe”. That day the farmers son tried to ride one of the wild horses and it threw him off and he broke his leg, the neighbors all cried “oh what bad luck” to which the old farmer said “Maybe”, but the next day the military started drafting healthy young boys for war and when they saw the boy and his broken leg, the passed him up…by now, I bet you know what the neighbors said and what the old farmer’s response would be. The point is, we like to label things good and bad. But how many times in your life have things that seemed bad at the time turn into something good or cause something good to happen? I bet you can think of a time you had something happen that wasn’t great but good things came from it. Now when things are happening that don’t seem to be going my way, I look at the situation and ask “what good is going to come from this?’ Or maybe “What can I learn from this?” So, my challenge to you this week is no matter what happens to you or what is going on, don’t label it just always expect something good to come from it and watch how it changes your life. I love you guys and I will talk to you in a few days!