Okaaaaaaaaay so I want to clarify that I did NOT write the story below that I want to share with you all, buuuuuuuuuuuuut I DO think its AWESOME!!! This is such a good analogy of what we should do in life!!! Take this to heart! Share it with your church, your family, your friends, your enemies, your youth...ESPECIALLY YOUR YOUTH!!!
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Once upon a time there was a farmer who had an old mule. The mule fell into a deep dry well and began to cry loudly. Hearing his mule cry, the farmer came over and assessed the situation. The well was deep and the mule was heavy. He knew it would be difficult, if not impossible, to lift the animal out.
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Because the mule was old and the well was dry, the farmer decided to bury the animal in the well. In this way he could solve two problems: put the old mule out of his misery and have his well filled.
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He called upon his neighbors to help him and they agreed to help. To work they went. Shovel full of dirt after shovel full of dirt began to fall on the mule’s back. He became hysterical. Then, a few shovelfuls later, he quieted down completely. An idea came to the mule...
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The farmer peered down into the well, and was astounded by what he saw. With every shovelful of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing some thing amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up on the new layer of dirt.
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As the farmer's neighbours continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Soon, to the astonishment of all those that had been throwing dirt on him the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off and went on with his life!
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.A great attitude. A great way to approach life. Shake it off and step up. Too often we hold on to what has happened to us.We hold on to it for a week, a month, even years. We cannot shake it loose from our memory. It eats away at us and steals our joy, happiness and peace of mind.
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The past hurt can create feelings of bitterness, resentment, anger and revenge. We keep allowing these emotions to be thrown on our backs and if we do nothing, we will be buried deep in the well. But, we have a choice: keep it inside and embrace the hurt or shake it off and step up. Give it a try. Words that have been said or actions that have been done, shake it off and step up. Let it go. Whatever it is: a rude comment, a past mistake, being ignored, we can stew over it all week. It occupies us all the time.
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You decide whether you will allow the hurt to make you a bitter or a better person. Learn from it. Emerge stronger.THAT'S LIFE! Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to not let it bury you, but to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a stepping stone.
Remember that FORGIVENESS --PRAYER-- LOVE and PRAISE ...are all excellent ways to "SHAKE IT OFF AND STEP UP"
Mary again: My friends, we've got TOO MUCH behind us and to much at stake to let the dirt this life throws us to stop us! Nothing is WORTH losing out on spending an eternity with Jesus, our Lord and Saviour!!! We've got heaven before us and SOULS we need to take with us, lets shake it off and step it up in JESUS NAME!!!!
♥Mary Frances :)
