Fragment of a Universe

''Fragment of a Universe''

Living on a fragment of a Universe...

Day by day, night by night...

Life is a gift.

A precious gift.

But we must treat it as such..

For it to become a reality.

Because the days cannot be repeated,

The moments can't be re-lived again...

No matter how hard you try

To speed up or to stop time..

It flows like water in a river...

always moving forward,

although it appears to be the same

If you just stand still, doing nothing.

Water takes the shape

Of any container you place it in.

Don't do that with your days

No matter if they're good or bad.

Because they are going to pass

But if you hold on to how they felt......

You are in for an unreachable illusion.

A mere Illusion

That can't be repeated

While living

in an ever forward moving time

on a

Fragment of a Universe.

How often do we encounter challenges in everyday life? I think the correct answer would be several times daily. Life's ups and downs are just a part of having a human experience. Nobody promised a bed of roses as we arrived on this Earth. It was for the better that way, because it is only in difficult times that we learn how to cope, innovate, persevere, think out-of-the-box, find solutions where there seemed to be none just an hour ago. The more challenges you choose to solve in your life, the better thinker, leader, companion, friend, you become. There are some problems that are unsolvable, simply because they're out of our control, as for the rest - there IS a way to get over, under, around, or through the problem. It may not always be easy, but most of the time it is simple. If you're willing to dedicate some time and some of your mental resources, you can solve 90% of your challenges.

Giving up is also a solution, but you must use it as sparingly as a Master Chef uses salt yo prepare an exquisite dish. Some people use the ''Giving up'' option like a waterfall uses water. There's a danger to it: the more you use it, the easier your life becomes, but in the process your ambition starts eroding, you start to become so accustomed to that solution, that you become lazy. And that is like your own private Armageddon.

One more important factor in successfully facing challenges is choosing accountability instead of showing blame and pointing fingers at everyone and everything. When you do the latter often enough, people will notice, silently equip you with an appropriate moniker, and then will avoid you like the plague. Let's face it, we all know some annoying complainers, don't we? They're not easy to be around, to say it mildly. Although, if the situation calls for it, they are capable of becoming a very creative thinkers, just to shove blame onto someone else, they can turn molehills into mountains, come up with ailments not yet discovered in modern medicine, and at times fake being physically sick, all in order to avoid any responsibility.

William H. Johnson came up with the following saying:

''If it is to be, it is up to me''

In other words, let the buck stop with you, no excuses, no avoidances, no hiding under the table pretending to be unwell. Face your challenges bravely, use creative thinking while considering your challenge from every angle, then get to work at solving it. With each success, you'll emerge from the situation more confident, better thinking, and braver than you were before.

Go for it!