Emotionally Immobilized?

Live, love and laugh seems to be the seasonal theme during the holidays, but for many, it's the time of year to feel miserable with the weight of doom and gloom crushing your very soul.  You're not alone if your spirit is not merry and bright this time of year.  Perhaps you're alone, or you've experienced emotional and tragic situations that become a catalyst of painful memories or amplify that lost and lonely feeling.

Nick Vujicic is a motivational speaker, and don't be tempted to think he's like any other purveyor of perpetual happiness.  Nick was born with no legs, no arms and in spite of his obvious physical handicap, he was also born with dashing good looks and an indomitable spirit.

When you have a spare moment, plug his name into youtube and listen to a message, or several of his messages.  Nick encourages us to 'change our hearts and not our circumstances,' and 'that we will succeed if  we don't give up.'  Okay, these sentiments might sound trite and stereotypical, but stop before you blow off these simplistic sentiments and ponder exactly who is saying them THIS time around.  Look at Nick and then repeat those simple statements, and add one more common phrase that takes a turn about when Nick states, "You don't know what what you can achieve until you try."

Nick has a heart for teenagers, and in these tenuous times of uncertainty, kids carry a lot of fear as the divorce rates soar and they are the truely the victims of  fractured families.  College tuition is sky rocketing, and the economy has created a feeling uncertaininty as it seems there is no comfort or security in anyone's future.

We become frozen in fear if we allow our negative emotions to take over, and then we don't reach out to embrace opportunities or take a chances.  Can you imagine how many fears Nick's parents, as well as Nick himself, have faced. . .and probably continue to face. . .but Nick has taken chance after chance and reached out to embrace opportunities and is living a full and enriched life that is passing many of us who are able bodied by.  In fact, he is now engaged and to be married in the very near future.

The blame game is another crippler, and we find fault with people or our circumstances, and that removes the zest for living from our lives.  It's so very difficult tot figure out what's happening in the world around us, so we might as remove the weight off the world from our shoulders and simply embrace the day and be the best WE can be inspite of the people or circumstances that weigh us down.  Perhaps that's the secret in how to really live, lough and laugh our way through life.