At one time or another, we are all at crossroads in our lives. Feeling like we need to go a different direction in our jobs, career, marriage, or family. So, what do you do when you feel this way and things familiar to you are no longer there? How do you reinvent yourself? Or maybe the more appropriate question is why do you want to repurpose your life? For some, we are very blessed and fortunate to have had a choice, perhaps having chosen to intentionally retire or change jobs. For others, like us and many others,we are forced into reevaluation after a major change in career or family…. meaning we could have lost a job, or been through a divorce, bankruptcy or even worse, faced the death of a loved one.
Whatever the reason or situation, instead of throwing our hands up in frustration, and just saying oh well, that’s life, we need to do something! We need to refocus our efforts in redefining what we want, need or desire …. basically redefining a portion of our lives. This can be done easily, with focused effort, or can be most difficult if we resist change, if we don’t embrace guidance from others and especially from above. We once heard a trusted and beloved therapist say that there are 3 ways to live life:
- the easy way, learning from others mistakes;
- the hard way, having to make mistakes ourselves before we learn;
- and the tragic way, never learning at all.
As Albert Einstein said “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” Our desire for all of us is that we can learn from others, that we don’t give up, that we can reevaluate our situations, pray for guidance and refocus our efforts toward the direction we are called to go.
THE TAKEAWAY: We all have opportunities to reevaluate who we are and who we want to be; it just takes action on our part to redefine and repurpose our lives. What is the current need in your life that you’d like to redefine? What action will you take today to begin refocusing your path so you can achieve the repurposed life you so desire?
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