Hills and Hurdles

Nelson Mandela once said “After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.” Hills, mountains, hurdles, valleys, rivers, they all can seem overwhelming when we are trying to travel through life don’t they?  Heck, there are times, for me, just getting out of bed with a smile on my face seem like a miracle!

Ok, I get it.  Life is good, sometimes.  Life can really be a challenge, sometimes.  Life can really suck, sometimes.  What I have come to know about my life is that it is, what it is.  It is what I make it.  It is what I let it be.  It is what I accept it to be.  I think that there have been some ah-ha moments in my life that really had more to do more with God, spirituality and the cosmic universe I accept.  They were not situations or points that I had planned, but being at the right place at the right time allowed me the benefit (oh it is so easy to use that word now) from the lesson of that moment. 

Oh sure, don’t get me wrong, I was CERTAINLY causing, kicking and screaming at the time; why me, if you only get me out of this I will…, please please please get me out of this, I can’t believe YOU did this to ME!  At the end of the day, I had to put my pants of responsibility on and accept that Royal (and only Royal) was responsible for his actions and as such wake up, pay attention and learn!

The two most important things in my life is my faith and relationship with what I know to be sacred, and my family (both given and chosen), they both keep me grounded, on track and happy (FULL!)  Just when things are coasting along so well, it seems that you have life by the tail then another mountain, hill, hurdle, river, valley or… appears.

It is easy to go back to the why me, if you get me out of this I will…  But you know, I got this.  My faith, my experience and my family, I got this.  And you know what?  It does get better. 

I turned 44 this week.  Someone asked me if I felt older, I said nope.  Someone else asked me what I have learned in 44 years.  I know that you never are the “full package” (meaning you are not can not and will not be ALL things to all people, let alone to yourself.)  Accept your gifts as given you and celebrate them, share them, embrace them and for God sakes, USE THEM!

I can be the change that I seek in this world.  One day, one journey, one person, one hurdle, one hill at a time!  Peace, Love and Health for us all!

Chaplain Royal Bush and Chaplain Beth Loofe are Interfaith Chaplains offering nondenominational and nonreligious care and services to all, without exception in Nebraska and Iowa. They conduct Weddings, Premarital Coaching, Couples Coaching,Funerals, End of Life Planning, and Pastoral Care. For more information please email info@inclusivelife.org OR phone 402-575-7006. Omaha Weddings, Omaha Counseling, Omaha Funerals.