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The water droplets on this flower remind me of life, and how we each are in our own bubble, doing our own thing, but all rolling toward the brightness in the center, the core. That core is always pulling us towards it, as we go through the trials and tribulations of getting there. It appears to be a lot of trouble for those round droplets to get from one part of the flower petal to the middle. We, too, must go through a lot of trouble to get through this life before we reach the Light.

Are we going to keep moving forward, through adversities as they come, and stay on our course? Some of these little balls of water will give up along the way, and stop their journey. The sun will dry them up, and they'll never have reached the center. Would you give up, or keep rolling towards the beauty of peace?

It's hard at times not to want to stop trying, and give up. If you, however, know the ways to nurture yourself back to strength, you can get past anything. The loss of a child, I believe to be, an exception, even though I know it's possible that one can eventually get past it, to a point.

The rest of hardship is usually materialistic. Jobs, cars, homes, jewelry, clothes, hobbies, and collections are some of the things we hold dear. When something happens to any one of them, we can become sad, depressed, and angry. However, the sky is still above us and blue, the ground is still below us and green, and life is wherever we stand. So how do we prepare ourselves to stay on the petal, the source of getting to the Light, without falling off?

Or drying up before we've reached our destination? Where do we get that drive from? I think it's hundreds of situations where we were not satisfied, and either gave up, or conquered the steps it took to get our desired results. I think our drive comes from having parents who weren't overly strict, but continued to push us to achieve our goals. My mom was really gifted at getting me to stick to my convictions, and stand my ground when I believed in something. She encouraged me to do what was in my heart. If it got hard for me, she pushed her beliefs a little harder.

When situations were rectified in a positive way, the satisfaction was put into the experience part of my being, and the next time I needed to work towards a goal, it was that much easier. My will got stronger with each accomplishment. I worked harder and with more of a focus and independence. Once you know you can achieve something that is difficult, or go through an experience that is painful, it makes it more a part of you to continue going after what you want in life.

Things don't always work out the way we want, or plan, or dream about, but the majority of situations will end in the way they're supposed to. Accepting that this is the case, is the hard part, considering we may not know yet what is best for us. We may think staying in Arkansas is best for our family, and turn down a job in Georgia, only to find we should have accepted because things didn't work out where we were.

If we truly believe that God has our best interest at heart, then we need to accept wherever He leads us, even if it's not with a smile on our face. However, our acceptance should come only after we have done everything possible to reach what we believe to be our destination. We can't sit back and let others do our job for us. They may be needed as accessories, but we're responsible to protect ourselves, our families, and our homes. That will and drive to do so is what makes us unique and focused on doing the right thing.

It provides us with the energy to persevere and not give up. If a bully makes you give them your lunch everyday, and you get mad enough to fuel your desire to make this behavior stop, then you have options. Either talk to the other kid and make friends with them, or beat them up and never have them bother you again, or tell a teacher, or your parents. Once you decide what it is you will do, and push yourself to do it, and the problem stops, you have experienced doing everything you could about a situation that was causing you distress, and being successful.

You are the droplet that keeps creeping towards the center, until it reaches it's destination. You didn't give up. However, you do know when and if you have to give in. You also know how to deal with that. Education in living life, is invaluable. It keeps us positive when negative things happen. Understandably, we may need some time to accept and heal, but if we have faith and that golden desire to succeed and be happy, we will ride the horse even though it's trying to throw us off.

And if it does, we get up, brush ourselves off, and continue on. Maybe we try golf. Or fishing. Life is a journey, there's no doubt. We need to figure out how to make the best of that journey. We need to acquire faith and hope and honesty, integrity and kindness, and spread it through our lives. We need to know that at the center, is our core, our Heaven, our God, our Light. Going though the trails on our journey will push us forward. Doing so honestly and responsibly and calmly and spiritually, will only make that journey more pleasant.

Yes, we are all droplets on the pedal of life, each in our own little bubble, all trying to reach the end result. If we live our lives in a good, positive fashion, things usually work out for the best. If we live our lives in a dark, negative fashion, we won't accomplish much. I want to be one of the bubbles moving towards the peace of the Light. I try very hard to be a good person, and I don't mean it doesn't come easily, because it does, it comes naturally.

I mean there are so many little things to do that all add up to being good person, and they can be difficult to do at times, such as keeping your word or being nice to someone who doesn't know the meaning of the word, or doing something for someone when you don't feel like moving, or not losing your temper when someone wrongs you. To do these things, are what makes one a good person, I believe. I believe I am one of the droplets rolling toward the Light.