Dizzy Dee

That is the title of a song by the Scorpions. Its such a beautiful song, and I’ve always sang along to it (when I’m ALONE) But I never realized how difficult those changes might be. Sometimes changes can be things that we have waited and prayed for for years, but other times it entails things that we never thought possible. And never think we will survive. Things which make us feel out of control, and a bit freaked out.

I’m again referring to the job changes that I’ve been through these last two months. It is scary. To start at a new place. Each time I am reminded of how vulnerable I can actually feel. Going through the heartbreak that relationships can sometimes cause I thought nothing could ever scare me more. But being unsure of where your next pay check is going to come from has to be right there at the top of the list too. It suddenly makes one realize that nothing is actually in your control. Things change so quickly without giving us enough time to adjust.

Change is good sometimes, but I think it could be good all the time? I’m just speculating, but I think that change and growth go together very closely, and even though the circumstances might not be what we hope for, the change could always have a positive effect for the future. No matter how hard it is to see the good in that moment of distress, there will always be a bright side.

Difficulties will always come our way, and we just need to learn the best way to deal with it. I still feel like I have so much to learn. So many people have been through much worse circumstances than myself, and yet they seem to come out the top. It reminds me of the story about the donkey….

A farmer had a donkey that unfortunately fell into an abandoned well. It brayed and brayed until the farmer heard him and came running over.

The well was deep and the farmer couldn’t figure out how to hoist the donkey out. Besides, the donkey was getting old and the farmer had other donkeys. And, the well was abandoned and should be covered up anyway, so …

The farmer called his neighbours over with their shovels. They all gathered around and started shovelling dirt onto the donkey, which was still braying away in fear.

After awhile, the farmers couldn’t hear the donkey any longer. They continued to fill the well with dirt until suddenly the donkey stepped up and out of the well!

As the farmers shovelled dirt onto the back of the donkey, he would shake it off and step up onto the new dirt until the dirt lifted him out.

You will get dirt shovelled on you in your life - lots of dirt, all kinds of dirt. When you feel like you’re stuck in a well, just shake all that dirt off and take a step up.

If someone says you can’t do something, shake it off and step on it.

If you do poorly, shake it off, step on it, and try again.

When you stop trying, that’s when the dirt will bury you. So, shake it off, step up, and never give up.

For those of you who are currently going through difficult times. Know that there will be a time when you can look back - try to live in such a way that you’ll be proud of the decisions you’ve made.