Choose to “go the other way.”

Recently, I had to go out of town on a business trip and I drove my husband’s car because it has a navigation system. Passing through New York City, I took a wrong turn and got off course. Immediately, the car’s navigation system rerouted the way and in a short while, thankfully, I was back on track to my destination.

Likewise, just because we may get off track, make a mistake or miss one opportunity, it doesn’t mean that our dreams still cannot come about. If we fall down, let’s get right back up and try again. If we fail, we must learn from it and begin once more. If we miss the mark, let us keep at it and we’ll succeed next time.

My good friend, Ann told me about the life of Chris Gardner, whose story was made into a movie called, The Pursuit of Happyness. As a child, Gardner’s father left, then he had an abusive stepfather, for a time he lived on the streets, and he even spent time in jail. But Gardner was tenacious, had a strong faith and never stopped striving to make something more of his life and his son’s life.

Today, he is a committed philanthropist who sponsors many charitable organizations; he’s an entrepreneur, owns a stockbrokerage firm and his bestselling book was made into a movie that was nominated for an Academy Award. In an interview Gardner said, “I chose not to become what was in my face. I chose to go the other way.”

Sometimes, sad and unpleasant situations happen and they tend to cripple us. But we can choose to ‘go the other way.’ It is never too late. We create our circumstances thought by thought. Therefore, if someone hurt us or we had a few bad breaks or we’re carrying regrets, let’s decide to leave all this behind and not carry the past into our bright future.

So with unshakeable faith, hard work and unsinkable optimism, let’s persevere through challenges, and do our part to achieve our God-aspired goals.

Until next time!

Blessings,
Catherine