Something to Think about

I love receiving quotes from Audri and Jim Lanford.
This quote from Napoleon Hill was in my mailbox a couple of days ago:

"Every problem or difficulty you face contains the seed of an
equal or greater advantage or benefit."

I had to read this one a couple of times and then I had to stop and think for a moment.

Have I ever thought of problems or difficulties as carriers of something good? Have there been instances in my life when a negative situation brought me to make a positive change that would have otherwise not occurred?

It took some thinking, but I was able to come up with the answers!

No, I never thought of them in that light, although I have realized that those negative things could have been worse or prevented me from being in a worse situation.

For example, I was once in an auto accident. No passengers were hurt but the car was damaged extensively. Unbeknown to me, a couple of miles away, a few minutes after my accident another accident occurred and that one had injuries. If I had not been stopped by my accident, I would have been on the other road at the time the major one happened.

If that example shows I was spared a worse scenario, my divorce is the exact example spoken of in the quote. Because of my divorce, and subsequent events, I picked up writing.

Am I a great writer? Not really, but I am learning and getting better with each article I write.
Am I going to become rich from my writing? Not anytime soon; however, I do have some income, even if it only buys a couple of gallons of milk a month.

Bottom line, the quote does have its merits and I challenge all of us to look at our problems or difficulties and find those seeds we can sow and nurture to full blown advantages and  benefits!

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Have a fantastic week!