What's Meant to Be, Will Be

I wrote this post a few days ago about how shitty Autism can be. I was having one of "those" days and just wanted to be real.

But then I had the honor of hearing author Liz Murray speak at a luncheon for work (Cumberland Heights) and was blown away at her amazing story. If you have not heard of her, Google her! She is the author of the bestselling memoir "Breaking Night" and has a LifeTime movie about her life called "Homeless to Harvard." Her story is truly inspirational.

As she spoke to these 350+ guests at this luncheon, about her story, I couldn't help but think about my previous blog post and how I just needed to go home and delete it; because she spoke about gratitude and hope. 

Despite being born in to a family of drug-addicted parents, becoming homeless at a young age and then losing her mother; she fought. She graduated high school in 2 years, went on to win a New York Times scholarship to go to Harvard and lived through all her obstacles to be where she is today; sharing hope.

It really put things in perspective. And I was once again reminded that things could ALWAYS be worse. It happens all the time. Just when I sit down to have a good "ugly cry" and feel sorry for myself, God slaps me on the wrist and reminds me how truly blessed I am. There are people, children, out there suffering from far worse things than Autism. And yeah, it sucks a lot of days, but when you look at our overall health and the things we have, we have NO reason to complain.

There are always going to be worries about the future, "what if's" as Liz kept referring to them. But those "what if's" are what keep me going too!

Part of my job is to interview employees for "Employee Spotlights." One of the questions I recently started asking people was, "What is your motto in life?" As I asked them I started thinking about my own motto, and it was very clear..."What is meant to be, will be."

This journey with Chase has taught me so much, but above all, it has taught me to trust God's guidance, listen to my gut (which is really just God telling me to "listen up") and believe that things will work out how they are meant to work out if I just follow His lead.

So my point in writing all of this is, take a moment to really think about all the things you are blessed with. Even on your bad days, things could always be worse. We don't ultimately have control over our circumstances or the journeys we are lead on, but we do have control over how we react to those paths and the attitudes we choose to have while traveling them.