I had a dream last week that was unnerving... one because I actually dreamed (I rarely sleep long enough to get to the dream stage), two because I woke up twice and went back to the same dream and third it wasn't a pleasant dream... yet I learned something that really made me think... which then had me considering all the trials and challenges I have had to deal with in my life. I actually felt different about them.
I think many times after getting through a trial where I am finally able to breathe and have gratitude that it is over... I never really looking at what it might have been teaching me, never really seeing the good that may have come from it... just knowing it made me stronger. The dream made me think of the worst possible scenario that could happen in my life, hence why I wasn't thrilled that I kept going back it...
I think many times after getting through a trial where I am finally able to breathe and have gratitude that it is over... I never really looking at what it might have been teaching me, never really seeing the good that may have come from it... just knowing it made me stronger. The dream made me think of the worst possible scenario that could happen in my life, hence why I wasn't thrilled that I kept going back it...
The next day I was watching a program on TV that had two people who had gone through a great loss, much like the one I had dreamed of... the first person could not get passed it, they were angry and said that although they had gone on with their lives, they were sure that it would always leave a dark cloud over them... The second person suffered a huge loss too but they chose to look for the good and became the best person they could, they went on to do wonderful things with their life.
I cannot judge the first person as I am not her and I did not go through what she did but it made me think of the many difficult trials that I have dealt with and what I had learned from each of them... If my life had been different and some of them had not happened, I would not be who I am today... I would not have learned some very important lessons. What I learned from that dream was that no matter what trial or challenge befalls me, I have to get up and never give up.
I cannot judge the first person as I am not her and I did not go through what she did but it made me think of the many difficult trials that I have dealt with and what I had learned from each of them... If my life had been different and some of them had not happened, I would not be who I am today... I would not have learned some very important lessons. What I learned from that dream was that no matter what trial or challenge befalls me, I have to get up and never give up.
Which then made me think of how I lost 'him' out of my life and where I would be if I had not... I began to think how I took the pain I had from losing 'him' and put it into exercising with my whole heart. Every time I would feel any sadness I would go out for a walk ... I became healthier than I have ever been, If I had not lost 'him' the way I did I probably wouldn't have kept up with it when I got close to my goal as I never did before, this time was different ...
I have seen two people go through the same awful trial, one rose above it and found their purpose, the other one lived in their sadness and never grew... Yes we have all had unthinkable challenges that we could continually question 'Why me'? ... No matter what it is, someone else has gone through it and rose above it... Regardless of what the pain is, it is teaching us something we need to learn... I had to decide to learn the lesson so that I can rise above the pain...
Follow along!I have seen two people go through the same awful trial, one rose above it and found their purpose, the other one lived in their sadness and never grew... Yes we have all had unthinkable challenges that we could continually question 'Why me'? ... No matter what it is, someone else has gone through it and rose above it... Regardless of what the pain is, it is teaching us something we need to learn... I had to decide to learn the lesson so that I can rise above the pain...
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Asking 'why me' gets us nowhere, because we may never find out. I dream every single night, and very vivid dreams! Some good, some not so good, and when I wake up sometimes it takes me a bit of time to come out of the dream, and I remember most of the details, too.
ReplyDeleteThere could not be any better start of november than this inspiring and motivational post!! Really needed this boost in my life!! Thanks Launna for being an inspiration always <3
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this reminds me of the old question, one million or go back in time and fix all your mistakes, what would you do. I'd take the money. not because I'm such a shallow person or care about material things, but because my past mistakes make me who I am today, and I'm ok with that, even though on many days not more than that. it's sometimes hard to rise above the challenge. sometimes it takes years. and I like to think that the first person, the one with the cloud hanging above her, can get there too. she may or she may not. lets send lots of love her way xoxo
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this Launna.
ReplyDeleteDear Launna, I totally agree with you. Every cloud has a silver lining and we learn from everything. Now you are stronger and can cope with many things. I'm certain you will be happy than ever.
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I know what you mean. Although I'm lucky in that I didn't lose people, I had a really tough year, but I'm focusing on learning and forgiving, because otherwise, I'll never be free of it.
ReplyDeleteWe all have a purpose in life and that os to grow, to travel from point A to point B and through yhat journey we meet people, we lose them, we let them gp, we also find outselves in various kinds of circumstances, happy and sad, all of these are part of the journey that makes us unique and helps us grow and evolve. If we get stuck, we stop our journey and our growth. We lose ourself. The people we meet are just a pet pf our journey, they will come and go. It just us on this road, seeing, feeling, experiencing and moving on.
ReplyDeleteI have unsettling dreams all the time. I almost never have nice dreams, always nightmares, and sometimes they're REALLY disturbing... I try not to think about them too much though.
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Well, dear Luanna, I think that to learn to see the bright side of any circumstance could be very helpful to react to bad moments.
ReplyDeleteI think it's like workout, more you exercise, more you became stronger, more you can deal with every trial in life with serenity and hopeful mind.
Don't care too much about dreams, they reflect your mood and woories, so when you are happy and clam you'll make beautiful dreams! I dream everyday and somtimes bad dreams disturb me, but if you don't care they vanish as they came!
Anyway I wish you a lot of beautiful dreams from now on! :)
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That's cool about your dreams. Pay attention to them.
ReplyDeleteI often think it is interesting how people react differently to similar situations. It's interesting how some people get stuck and others don't. there are so many factors involved.
Fantastic post dear! Hope you have a lovely day.
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We all learn from our mistakes and the trials we go through. There are times I just feel like giving up but there is some force which somehow sustains me and keeps me going.. is it God watching over me?? I don't know may be.. reading ur blog from so many months now made me realize how strong as a person u are.. ur posts never fail to motivate me in some way.. keep walking and have a great week dear Launna ♥
ReplyDeleteIt's so inspiring how you continually take any hard time and use it to push you to be better and healthier. That is so amazing you found the strength to do that!
ReplyDeleteAquela dupla é muito boa! O cheiro é gostosÃssimo! *.*
ReplyDeleteA pessoa que está me plagiando vai levar um susto, porque vou denunciar. Isso não pode continuar, né?!
Sonhos ruins assustam. Mas realmente ajudam a refletir! A dor faz parte da vida. Acho que nunca conheci ninguém que nunca tenha sofrido... Mas a vida caminha. E pra cima - Pra quem acredita.
Ótima segunda, Launna!
Beijo! ^^
I think it takes a lot of courage and strength to move forward hence many choose to stay bitter and wallow in self pity. It's easier that way because moving forward can sometimes be mistaken as forgetting what happened. I remembered being sorry for myself for almost 4 months until my best friend got so sick of me being so negative that she gave me a severe tongue lashing. She also dragged my ass out and we had a great time chatting, drinking and dancing. She reminded me that the world continued to revolved and only me chose to stop moving along.
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It's all about perspective. Focus on what you have, rather than what you've lost.
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I love this positivity and am glad you are taking the positive example between the two individuals you mentioned... rise above and continue to grow! You've got it, girl!
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Great Quotes! Again a wonderful, true , Post Launna <3
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ReplyDeleteI agree with you. I think you'll be very happy than ever, because you're so strong
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So inspiring and so positive, as usual! I always learn something from your mistakes Launna, thanks for sharing!!!
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Thx Launna <3
ReplyDeleteI finally found some time to do things I like-I got a new job and also moved, so days have been busy.
I really like this perception on dreams, I've been to some class few months ago and they told us it's got to keep a diary of what we've been dreaming of, maybe later, when we'll be looking back at certain time in our life, we'll be able to explain all our dreams.
Your post also reminded me of this book I'm curently reading, ''The Big Ticket'' from German TV host Meike Winnemuth. She wrote book after winning half a million on TV show and decided to spent a year traveling and discovering different coultures. It is and adventerous book, but it also includes a lot of life values she learned on the way and discovering she could live the life she always wanted, even without that money. It's really nicely written, so you may like to check it out.
Anyway, I wish you all the best. Promise to stop by more regularly, especially now, when I got new computer, that's ectually working :)
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nice inspiring post dear....this happens with me too..though I usually see a dream every night but sometimes it happens that I wake up in between the dream and when I sleep again the dream continues from the same point. ....
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Launna, I like the way you learned to replace one habit--feeling sad over your loss with another healthier one--going for a walk. What a wonderful way to help yourself heal. This is another great post, and you continue to inspire me with your words.
ReplyDeleteI am also learning to be brave and to rise above the pain!
ReplyDeleteAccepting all the truths of life, and not letting it break me but make me into something better everyday!
Best wishes too you lovely lady!
Lots of Love.. Take Care..
Your dream was so helpful, you know, it's not easy to learm from trials, we feel the pain and risk to be overwehlmed. You are a great soul, Launna, this is a wonderful post for me :)))
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Launna, every single one of your wonderful posts show how incredibly amazing and strong you are! Because sharing your thoughts the way you do is so very special. It needs courage and insight and strength. I wish you could see yourself through my eyes because you'd see that you're a wonderful, whole, loved, incredible woman <3
ReplyDeleteThat really sounds like a difficult dream but isn't it mind-blowing how a dream can wake us up and make us see things? I'm learning myself lately that we cannot do anything about what happens to us. Good things and bad things don't always happen because we are the cause, sometimes they just happen. Pain and loss that we experience aren't always to be avoided. We have no choice. But we always have a choice in how we react. We cannot change the situation, we cannot change the pain. But as the Dalai Lama says: We decide if we suffer from the pain. And boy is he right. You are making one step after the other towards healing. Keep up this amazing path. You will arrive! And you inspire us all to share our thoughts and to learn and grow together. Launna, you are deeply appreciated for who you are. Thank you <3
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Such a thoughtful post Launna ... and it is so true when you say that whatever trial or challenge befalls us, we have to get up, go on, never give up.
ReplyDeleteThe ups and downs of life do shape us, we do not know what will be around the corner and we must walk on to find out ...
My best wishes to you - I hope the month of November will be a good and kind one for you.
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Dreams have always intrigued me they can mean so many different things. I agree people all over are going through their challenges. I always just try to remember that when I am going through something.
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Sometimes I stop and think about the lessons I am supposed to be learning from certain things that happen. I think it helps to cross the hurdle when I look at the problem as a lesson (not that this is always possible, I know there are many things that happen to people that they may not be able to look at this way). I am sorry you kept returning to such a bad dream, but it sounds like it helped you work out some of your thoughts which is very important. Thanks for sharing. :)
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It's never easy to rise above pain, it's a slow and draining process. I hope and pray you rise above yours soon.
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Happy November Launna! Sometimes it is scary to have such intense dreams, but the nice part is knowing they are only dreams (when they're bad ones) as you wake up. You are so strong to rise above too as you have in the quote. And the TV show with the 2 personalities sounds so interesting...I wonder if I could watch it on Hulu here in Europe. :) Hope you're doing well!!
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I usually only remember the weirdest nightmares, ha!
ReplyDeleteI love how inspirational you are, always! Thank you Launna, I think we all are capable of the right transformation. It is all in our heads only!
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Yes, we can all learn from great loss. Take care x
ReplyDeleteAwesome post this week. Oh, its always strange to learn from the most unlikely happenings in our lives. I hope you get more rest and have some happy dreams.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful post, Launna! I have such respect for anyone who takes what life throws them and allows these challenges to make them into a better, not a bitter, person. What a difference that one little letter makes.
ReplyDeleteSuch an emotional post. It is shocking how people react to similar situations. It takes a lot to learn from pain.
ReplyDeleteI think your post some good lessons of life, and this as others is a great post, a big hug darling.
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So true. I've been studying people who succeeded in business, and although it may sound different, it's not. Those who built up giant, successful corporations faced failure after devastating failure before ever seeing the light of success, and sometimes even after finding a modicum of it. We all have the choice to rise from the ashes and try again, or become an ash creature.
ReplyDeleteHi dear Launna! How are you? I hope that you are fine! It's so inspiring to read your way to a better and healthier life. It is good to go for a walk to clear up your mind. Stay positieve Launna!
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I completely agree with you, dear Launna. As I've said before in one of my latest comments, we cannot change or control some of the things that happen to us but we do have the control of how we react to those things. The truth is, when something terrible happens, the world doesn't stop for us, life goes on and only WE have the power of rising from that awful situation, no one else do.
ReplyDeleteHope you're having a great week, Launna!
You will get there my friend! I know this journey has had lots of obstacle but you are strong. You can overcome it all! HUGS!
ReplyDeleteI hope you are well...
ReplyDeleteI love the motivational quotes you always find. Be strong and keep it up! xxx
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Great life lesson here. Thanks for sharing this inspirational post Launna!
ReplyDeleteAll I can say is that you are very brave and very strong. Your posts are very inspirational. I am sure if you can inspire others you certainly will get above the hardships.
ReplyDeleteIs there any thing any of us can do?
Please never hesitate to think of your blogger buddies as friends. We are and will be here for you.
Meanwhile take care of yourself.
Work is getting crazy by the day. I come home tired after traffic jams and construction single lanes. I promise my self that I will read and write more, but just get too tired right after supper to even turn the computer on. Also being on the computer all day at work does not help either.
Hopefully, I will keep up with the reading as I love your posts.
I think it's great that you are able to learn and grown from what happened to you. I think we have all been the "first person" before, also!
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Many times I learn a lot from dreams, after all they are our subconcious. Glad you made those connections to help you even more Launna. Hope things keep looking up, and your walking helps you through even more!
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This is the hardest part - making the conscious decision to get up another day and move on. I do think there are things in life that you never get over, and you carry the pain with you always. But dusting yourself off and moving forward in a positive way is the only way to go forward.
ReplyDeleteWell said, Launna! You really are such an inspiration in how you always get up again after having been faced with a difficult challenge. You feel, you learn, you grow, you are amazing. Hugs xoxo
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Isn't it interesting how everybody is so different in how they handle pain and loss? We all grieve in different ways. I do believe that those with faith and hope rise above the embers and can shoulder the grief a little better.
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It is amazing how much we can learn from others without even meeting them. I am always grateful for those strong and wise examples to follow. Major loss does change you, no doubt, but it can also shine a light on what is good and create a depth of gratitude you did not have before too.
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I wish you a wonderful week end dear Launna, kisses.
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I usually don't remember my dreams. The TV show seems very sad. I will try to roleplay with a friend, maybe that helps to go out my fears. Thanks for your sweet comments. xoxo
ReplyDeleteLots of wisdom in this post, kiddo. You've got to keep on keeping on. We all do.
ReplyDeleteSee, everything happens for a reason Launna.. and you became such an incredible, strong, inspirational and healthier person from this and the fact you can see that is wonderful!
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Reminds me of two people who are looking at a glass and the one sees it half empty while the other, half full. We can't really judge other's perspective because we're not them but we all have a choice.
ReplyDeleteLaunna, I hope you get a restful sleep more often. I know how tough it is to be so overwhelmed with thoughts that sleep don't come easy. Keep it easy.
as Jade said, everything happens for a reason....even the yuck stuff turns out eventually for something good. Hugs shining star lady and have a beautiful day.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice week-end, Launna!
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Visiting after a long time..so happy to catch up with ur posts :)
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Hi lovely Launna.. I'm loving your today quotes:)... Sorry for having been here since the last visited.. Glad you to see your commented yesterday.. I have to go to work at 2pm today(Sunday)..which I'm loving work it there so far so fun and people I work with are all nice.. Happy to hear that you still be able to walk and it is getting dark too early.. I only wish you a happy Nov dear Launna.. Enjoy your weekend for me too:)..
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Amazing post! have a nice day! kiss! ☺
ReplyDeleteWishing you a very happy Sunday Launna! I hope you are well xx.
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