Early Summer Sunset - Robina
I was chatting with a friend of mind around the time of Nelson Mandala’s passing and he used the phrase, “Taking the gift from the wounds.” I had never thought about this before, as a few journalists have written since Nelson Mandala’s passing that he would have had every right to come out of jail a bitter, revengeful and angry man, but he didn’t. He became wise, compassionate and forgiving.
We all get hurt along the way as we journey towards our goals. That hurt can be the fuel or it can be the roadblock, however, the real key is finding the gift in the wound and to make sure it does not bind us to the past of what was, rather than what could be the message for us to walk away with from the experience.
This could be a tough message to accept and difficult to think about, but what have been the gifts you have been given in your lifetime?
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