A Hot Bag of What?

I was thinking about what I call "the Pearl in the Bag of Poop." This refers to finding the gem of wisdom, the gift, epiphany, the Ah-Ha moment of any "problem". We've all had those moments when all we can do is look up in desperation and blurt out, "Whyyyy is this happening to me!?" Precisely the question.

I do believe if I don't get the gift out of the "bad situation" then that little pearl lovingly and patiently just moves along into another situation hoping I will find it there. And on and on it goes. This is the recipe for patterns in my life.

I then realized maybe there could be more than just one one.....hec, who knows how many pearls there could be in any one bag! I quickly decided that the bigger the "problem", the more and the bigger the pearls there are in it!

I can now see that this seems like no more than a logical deduction. But I have to tell you, when you find yourself holding a hot bag of stank, the gratitude that this little realization brings goes a long way.

It makes you want to get your hands dirty.