“Find the One Percent”

So many things in life can really, really suck, to be honest.

There are many thing that are unfair, unbelievable, debilitating, gut wrenching, heart breaking etc.

It’s hard to see any silver lining, or any good that can come out of some situations. They are 100% terrible.

But – if only we can think of them as 99% terrible, and search for that 1% where we can learn something, see a positive, an upside or a benefit. Then, we can take that 1% and grow from it. It can help us get through trials, help us find some peace, maybe even help us discover meaning.

Or maybe it helps us be grateful for the many other things that aren’t all bad.

That 1% will not jump out at us. We need to actively seek it, search for it and be determined to find it. Then we have to focus on it and nurture it and help it grow. It may never grow past 1%, but sometimes 1% is just enough to get by and change everything. Go find that 1% in every bad thing that happens (and rejoice in anything more than 1%!!!)