Life is a beautiful roller coaster that can potentially take us by surprise everyday. We wake up having a complete schedule of what we are going to do, but sometimes it unexpectedly changes and we have to adjust. We go to school thinking we want to become a specific occupation, but we then find ourselves in a completely different route because something happened to change our mind. Or you are dating someone that means so much to you, but come to realize they aren't the one for you. We experience events everyday that can be great or terrible, and this is how life's roller coaster is too. I look back at my life from where I am today and wonder to myself, why did some of the things that happened to me happen? I honestly can say that I truly don't know why certain things in my life happened, but I do believe that everything does happen for a reason.
I know that everyone thinks the saying "everything happens for a reason" is so cliché, but think about it for a second. Every single thing that has happened in my life has been an experience that has shaped me to becoming who I am today. Every struggle that I have had with basketball, every challenge I faced in school, every person that had something negative to say, every surgery I had to undergo, every person that said I wouldn't be good enough, whenever I heard someone I loved died, whenever I've been hurt, and every event that has made me happy has happen for a reason. All these aspects of my life combine to make me who I am today. From the good, the bad, the happy, and the sad, it happened so it can make me stronger, smarter, more carful, more compassioned, more understanding, more helpful, and it has lead me to become stronger in my faith.
Being a Greek Orthodox Christian, I believe that God has an ultimate plan that is far greater than I could ever have for myself. I may not understand fully why the things in my life happened, but that is okay. I am able to accept the fact that I may not fully know the reasoning as to why I had to have several surgeries, why people in my life aren't there anymore, why people who were close to me and I loved dearly have die, or why I do not have a man in my life quite yet. I know you're are probably wondering how I'm accepting of all of this, but it's simple to me. What I do know is that the surgeries I have had have made me a stronger person; certain people aren't in my life because we weren't as similar or like minded; people that I loved and meant the world to me have unfortunately died, but it has made realize how short life is and to appreciate every day that God gives me; and I don't have that special man in my life yet because it might not be the right time. At the end of the day, I am able to accept all of this and other aspect of my life because I know I am in the hands of God. I don't need to worry because I put all of my faith in God, and I know his plan is what's best for me. All the struggles, heartache, happiness, chaos, and uncertainty are the building blocks of who I am today. And at the end of the day, I will always keep God number one in my heart, in my mind, and in my life. I will, and do, have faith in Him and understand that His plan is far greater than mine.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-15
