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I think the phrase This too shall pass requires an active, rather than a passive, approach. For instance, my daughter’s change of residence (see Empty nests are for the birds) is not going as well as we’d hoped. Granted, it’s only been five nights, but she’s spent 60 percent of those nights at “home,” in my nest. Not that I’m complaining, but I know that wasn’t her intent when she made the decision to fly the coop. I can’t be sure if she’ll be back, or if these are simply growing pains while she learns to spread her wings. But without action, her circumstances will remain the same. In other words, she can’t continue to keep one foot in each door indefinitely. She either needs to stay put, confront her concerns and see if it works out. Or she needs to accept that it’s not right for her. Even if that means temporarily returning to the nest.
Do you believe this too shall pass with, or without effort?
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Dec 12, 2012 @ 18:23:23
I do. I’m in the same boat as you are but I also believe that there is time for everything. Things have their way of falling into the right place when it’s the right time. I also wish we have control over this but that the way it is… at least for now.
Dec 12, 2012 @ 23:18:40
~ I agree that there’s a time for everything. And everything that happens happens for a reason. We may not even know the reason until days or weeks or even years down the line. I just have to trust that Someday I’ll understand.