It’s important to realize that pendulums typically don’t swing wildly, but in short, measured movement.

I say this is important because we often dramatize changes in our lives as wild circumstances that are completely out of our control. I certainly do not want to minimize the impact for those who have been the victim of tragic circumstances. Please hear me that I know that happens, and my heart aches for you. I pray for healing and recovery to a renewed level of health.

However, most of us, most of the time, characterize our present circumstances – positive or negative – to be the best or the worst things we’ve ever experienced. We allow the emotional roller coaster to take us for a ride without allowing ourselves to learn and grow.

Negative circumstances, in particular, provide us an opportunity to consider counteracting positive changes to our lives that will bring about long-lasting positive impact. Embrace change, consider its consequences, and build healthy rhythms into your life. This ensure that change, which is inevitable, becomes purposeful. Bad can be negated and good can be even better.