A high level of trust and confidence
Posted by admin on August 4, 2009I was devastated. The landlord of the condo had turned me down. The three strikes of being divorced, self-employed and having a ruined credit rating were more of a risk than he wanted to take. I left the beautiful condo that faced an entire city block of forest, was conveniently located to the shopping mall, and was everything I wanted, pretty defeated.
I ended up renting a stunning condo just a few days later that backed onto green belt, with a stream running through it. I would lay in bed in the late summer nights and hear the salmon jump as they made their way up the river. The condo was spacious and elegant. The devastation of the previous rejection became a distant memory until one afternoon when I was going for a walk.
As I approached the condo complex I could hear the clanging sound of metal hitting metal. It echoed through the air and seemed to be coming from all directions. I gasped as I turned the corner. The entire city block of forest was gone and the massive city wide block was now a gaping deep hole in the earth. The sound I had heard was heavy machinery driving the pilings for a high-rise into the ground.
I looked up at the apartment I had so badly wanted that faced this devastating scene and smiled. The landlord´s decision was not what I would have preferred at the time but oh my, it was perfect.
Since that day a few years ago, I have adopted that motto in life: “It may not be what I prefer, but I trust it´s perfect.” Time and time again, as I have faced challenges, adversities and disappointments, I have remembered these words. I have let go of my expectations of what I think should happen and trusted that something much greater than me is watching out, seeing ahead and planning things carefully.
Having that level of trust and confidence in my life has helped me overcome many issues with joy, trust and grace. And really in the big scheme of things, isn´t that the best thing we could ask for?
Jan Janzen is the author of Getting Off the Merry-Go-Round: How to Create the Life You Want Without the Fear, Doubt and Guilt.
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How right you are Jan! Don’t we all wish we had a crystal ball so that we’d know when we face rejection or disappointment, like you did, that in the end it was a good thing that happened to us? I guess, that speaks to the importance of having that high level of trust that somehow it will all be ok. One of the great things about living and having a past to reflect upon is that we can revel in the challenges that we have overcome in our life & boost our confidence by knowing that somehow it all works out – eventually!
Jan, acceptance is certainly a high place to be. You could have been angry and upset with regret and resentment. Due to a victim attitude, that would have resulted in finding a mediocre dwelling, at best. No matter what you found, you could not have continued to enjoy your life, either.
Congratulations on taking the high road. It turned out to be the best road.
Thanks for the reminder.
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