3 SHORT STORIES WHICH WILL MAKE YOU VALUE YOURSELF AND YOUR LIFE MORE

I want to inspire you today with a true story that happened to me a few days ago. It has always been important for me to meet the first sun rays on the beach early in the morning and so I have always been eager for my summer holiday to begin.

I felt so lucky when I recently realized that I can do it without having to wait for the summer holiday to come. I am fortunate to have a friend who can help me experience this invaluable moment whenever I feel the need.

One morning we were walking on the wide beach area, breathing in the fresh salty air, listening to the early birds' songs and leaving two pairs of footprints on the wet sand.

My friend spotted them and felt like sharing a story with me:

" A man was happy, everything in his life was going well and he believed that God helped him live a blessed life. But life hit him hard and he had to face enormous challenges and pain. One day when he was walking on the beach he saw his feet leaving footprints on the wet sand. Then he asked: "God, you have been with me the whole time, why leave me now when I need you the most?" The voice inside him answered: "Why do you think I have left you, my dear child? The footprints on the sand are not yours, but mine, because now I’m holding you in my arms."

That story reminded me that in the hardest time we experience we have the whole divine support and guidance. Our instinctive reaction to change is fear and concern, but the truth is that the only way we develop in life is through change. Changes do not mean to cause us harm. They want to push us forward and help us get better in every aspect of our lives - health, relationships, money.

We were walking on the beach, smiling, watching the playful ocean waves and had a lovely inspirational talk. Then I remembered one wise story about pain and I felt that I had to share it with her. Here it is:

" A man went to a wizard and asked for help because he felt a huge pain in his soul. The wise man told him to imagine that the pain was a spoonful of salt and his mind and consciousness were like water. If it was only a glass of water, it would become too salty when you put the salt in. That means that if your level of consciousness is too narrow, you will feel pain very deeply. However, if you put the same spoonful of salt into a big lake, it wouldn’t change its taste. There is so much water in the lake that the spoonful of salt wouldn't make a difference. It is the same with your mind. When the pain comes, you should expand your consciousness and reach a level where you don't feel such pain. Pain always comes to help us grow and reach new levels of understanding life."

My friend was inspired by that story and we danced on the beach meeting the first sun rays. It was so magical that I wish more people would do it.

After that, we went for a cup of fresh morning coffee. On our way, we saw a beautiful plant growing in the rock. And here is my third story for you. It is not unusual to see a sight like this, but have you ever thought about how powerful the energy of life is. It is so strong that it makes life possible under any circumstances. Life always strives no matter how hard it is. There is always a way to survive and grow even in the harshest of conditions if one is wise enough to get the best of them. In my opinion, adaptability is the key to survival.

Life always wants to express itself through different kinds of beings. It is an infinite force and you must feel the blessing of being alive today. You are here and you are breathing. You are a divine creature, expressing a small part of the whole unlimited divine picture of life.