“I trust that everything happens for a reason, even if we are not wise enough to see it. When there is no struggle, there is no strength.” Oprah Winfrey
The well-known Greek Philosopher Aristotle believed that everything happens for a reason, always. And every experience in your life was designed to shape you and reform you into the ultimate and greatest version you could ever imagine yourself to be. The only thing that prevents this is having the wisdom to see it.
1. In Times of Struggle
Every negative experience, every time of struggle, can then be viewed as an opportunity for tremendous growth. Like a caterpillar burrowing from its chrysalis. When all of its forming and changing is complete, its metamorphism has transformed it into a magnificent butterfly. It has shed its former skin and flown on the wings of new life and a new way of being.
2. In Times of Healing
Some may find it hard to believe that everything happens for a reason, especially when experiencing grief or loss. At the time, it may be very difficult to see the blessing in it, as pain is all that is being felt. But through our lowest points in life, we gain wisdom and allow for newfound strength to emerge.
3. In Times of Happiness
By far, the most victorious of all happenstances, when it all comes together in one moment, the AHA moment, as the metaphorical photo finally develops. When we reach the point, after all the struggles, the self-substantiating realization beams through, and we finally see the wisdom behind our subconscious choices. Clarity shines like the morning sun peeking out on the earth’s horizon. Indeed, everything happens for a reason.
4. In Times of Chaos
True chaos cannot be chaos for as long as a choice is involved. Things may appear random, but as we all know, appearances lie.
“To someone who can’t read, letters on a page appear to be randomly chosen when in reality they are precisely ordered.”- Deepak Chopra.
Meaningful coincidences and synchronicities may also be viewed as random events with no connection, yet to the eye of the beholder, those events would have a real purpose and meaning.
5. In Times of Reflection
We see the puzzle pieces begin to come together, each unfolding a beautiful picture. The pain, the turmoil, the struggles and the victories are an essential building block to moulding who we are today in this present moment.
An unfinished product, continually growing, learning, and experiencing. And by reflection, we see why it had to happen the way it did.
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You must trust your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life”- Steve Jobs
Everything happens for a reason. We may not understand it at the time, but there is always a purpose to our experiences. Even when we’re going through tough times, we can trust that everything “will work out in the end; if it doesn’t, it’s not the end.” –John Lennon
Do you believe everything happens for a reason?
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This article was initially published here at isoulscience.com on October 16, 2015.