Somewhere

    With all the many things going on in the lives of people all around the world you may wonder at times is there SOMEWHERE to visit or at least a place to be and to think about a time there can be no problems.  Where there are no diseases or financial problems?  A place where you can truly have peace of mind and not wonder if your children are going to have to suffer the effects of the anger of another person?  SOMEWHERE that you can lay your head on the pillow at night and know that you will awaken in the morning and things will have not gotten worse, but better?

     You may think it’s a dream.  Perhaps a dream from which you never want to wake.  But just having the hope of such a place within your mind and heart can help you get through the present difficulties that so many have to face.

      SOMEWHERE may seem an impossible hope only conceived in the minds of those who may be so consumed by the difficulties around them that they have to create a non-reality into which they can escape the present situation, even if only for a few minutes.

     Many have often stated that “the grass is greener on the other side of the fence.”  Hoping that their SOMEWHERE is close they can almost reach out and grasp it only by making a simple change as crossing to the other side of the fence.

     However, have you ever considered this:  If you go to “the other side of fence” does not now the “other side of the fence” become the very place you just abandoned for what you thought would put you into a better position than the one you had before?

       Did not Dorothy from the “Wizard of Oz” believe that all her troubles and problems would vanish is she could go SOMEWHERE “over the rainbow”?  Was she truly prepared for the problems she found once she had gotten there?

     She did learn that with the help from others and the creation of new friends she could deal with whatever circumstances arose in her present state.  She found out that with the help of those around her she was able to successfully deal with the things that arose within her life.  She also learned that upon “returning” to her home, she could better deal with her life by appreciating what she had formerly taken for granted.

      Perhaps that is a lesson that we should all learn.  Don’t take things for granted, but use what we have to make our present situations the best they can be under the circumstances: By helping each other to get through.  We can be assured that there is a better place and better life for each of us - - - out there SOMEWHERE!     

QUOTE TO CONSIDER

THOUGHTFUL GEM

"At times it is better to deal with the problems where you are
than to only imagine the problems if you were somewhere else."