I’ve always been fascinated by what a difference a single day and sometimes even a number of hours can make in how a person feelings. For example, something can happen that turns their world upside-down, them plummeting down a slippery slope of feeling unhappy as a result. And there they remain, careening down that slope, unable to stop from sliding farther. The more they slide, the deeper their despair. Before long, although intuitively, they know things will get better—eventually—they can’t see a near end to their dismay. And then whammo, out of nowhere something else happens that again shifts their world, this time righting it in the process.
That something can be an event, something the person witnesses, or something someone says to them or that they inadvertently overhear. However the shift-causing event occurs, it has an impact on the person, one that manages to spin them around, right them on their feet and send them back into the world once again feeling large and in charge of not only themselves but also of their emotions.
I love it when this happens. How things can seem completely out of control one minute and then totally under control the next. It’s happened to me countless times, each event leaving me wondering at how amazing the transformation is. And, just like everyone else, there are times when I can’t see hope of a solution much less a quick one. But…if I am patient, one always seems to happen my way. And that is what I find most fascinating.
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