I was all prepared to blog about “Lost”…or about a networking/book event I attended this past Friday when I came across a quote. Now, I’m a confessed “quotaholic”, a confirmed “affirmation” junkie so I tend to add new trinkets to my collection on a daily basis.

A friend of mine sent the following quote to me saying when he read it, it reminded him of me.

“Perspective: Nothing in life is so hard that you can’t make it easier by how you take it. ~ Ellen Glasgow”

I love that quote. (Thank you “Booby”.) Perspective is important to me (now) but it was definitely a learned art. When I was younger, the only “perspective” that existed was my own. And then I did as my Grandma used to say all the time, “Keep on living Chile, just keep on living” and I did and before I knew it, perspective became one of my many saving graces. Ahhhh, ironic that I’d use the word “GRACE” there because in many ways, that’s what perspective is about.

I read that quote and it brings to mind another…”God never puts more on you than you can handle.”

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been going through some things - or put myself through some things (real or imagined - both instances) and had people quote that to me. (In the moment, it did NOT help me. AT.ALL. Just keeping it real.)

Sometimes as I’m dealing with life’s curves, I hear that quote in my head - “God never puts more on you than you can handle” – and I find myself saying, “You know Lord…some days…not every day…but some days…I wish you didn’t trust me so much.”

Ironically, I feel Him smile, laughing a little as He whispers to my spirit, “Every day Daughter, EVERY DAY…I wish you trused me more.”

(I tried that old line, you know the one - “It isn’t you, it’s me” - with God but He reminded me that “Me” is “Him”….or at least it should be in all the ways that count. *Sigh* Hi, have we met? My name is Jayy & I’m a work-in-progress…Always.)

Live DELICIOUSLY!