Opposition in All Things
I wrote on my Facebook this past week that I feel like this new year is a package I am waiting to open. This positive energy I am feeling has already been a gift for the coming year–a compilation of my deliberate desires and practice to be more optimistic over the last year. My efforts are paying me back…and they have given me a greater dividend than I ever imagined possible. Still, I am facing opposition…!
On New Year’s Day, something happened that I usually would’ve allowed to infuriate me. I let it go. I worked on flashing my new-found smile. And I felt lighter.
Then, my twins got sick. Fevers, coughs, up all during the night (in fact, last night, I felt like I was up every two hours…like nursing a newborn again!!)…and I am still happy. My smile took a little more effort this morning, but with a little help from my dear husband, I made it happen despite the challenges. And I am happy now. 
I have noticed many more people walking out and about among our neighborhood (New Year’s Resolutions for health, maybe?). Florida (as many other parts of the US) is very cold right now–yet the people are out and about fulfilling their goals despite opposition from cold & wind.
I used to think that we received opposition to our new goals or plans to derail us…to challenge us so much that we often feel like giving up on what we really want. Then, for a time in my life, I thought that opposition was really in place to help us appreciate all the work that we do to acquire a talent, achieve a goal, or receive a particular blessing–so we would know that whatever it was meant enough to us to persevere and accomplish. Currently, I am of the opinion that opposition gives us amazing opportunities to strengthen our resolve to change.
These opportunities are not always going to be met with perfect courage or positivity. Sometimes we will still fall short, get sick, or have rough days…but as we see the opportunity to strengthen ourselves through the opposition, we can see our own power to grow and change and become the people we want to be. We are empowered!
So…would you say opposition in all things…or opportunity in all things?
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I agree. When I overcome opposition and continue to achieve my goal, I am empowered. And later, I can look back, usually when times are difficult, and remember that I have strength beyond what I realize to continue forward and reach my goals. I love the resolve that comes with the new year.
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That’s a great way of looking at opposition! Thanks:)
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I believe there is opportunity in ALL THINGS, IF WE choose to allow minds eyes to see them. Everything comes down to choice.
A person can take a very traumatic, life changing or experience and become unhappy or choose to be happy. My choice would to be happy, regardless of the pain and long term suffering you may be left with.
So much good can come from this opportunity we may be given, use it! Sometimes these opportunities are for our own learning and growth, sometimes there are “oppositions” which become opportunities to help others we never would have been able to imagine. Without the opportunity, however, we may have been less able to do more to help.
We all have rough days, days ” I want to be done”, days too cold, etc. We know these days shall pass and some day, one day it will be a beautiful warm sunny day, the birds will sing, flowers bloom, grass green, and the sweet, sweet chatter as our children play
. This is Florida 
not South Carolina or North Dakota 
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You are amazing! I appreciate your smile, even though I can’t see it right now I feel it. I needed this today. I have many “opportunities” right now and yes they are worth working for. I feel empowered from you. Thank you!