A timeless lesson for everyone, no matter who you are or where you are in the world and it's my sincere hope that it serves you well. 

Enjoy your day and this story: Shake it off and take a step up

One day a farmer's donkey fell into an abandoned well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old and the well needed to be covered up anyway; so it just wasn't worth it to him to try to retrieve the donkey. 

He invited all his neighbours to come over and help him. They each grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. Realising what was happening, the donkey at first cried and wailed horribly. Then, a few shovelfuls later, he quieted down completely. 

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. As the farmer's neighbours continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. 

Pretty soon, the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted off, to the shock and astonishment of all the neighbours. 

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. 

We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up! 

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The moral to the story is very simple.  Life is going to shovel dirt at you.  You have two choices: 

You can be buried alive by the dirt life throws at you.

or

You can shake it off and step up.

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What seemed like it would bury him, actually blessed him… All because of the manner in which he handled his adversity. 

If we face our problems and respond to them positively and refuse to give in to panic, bitterness, or self-pity… the adversities that come along in life usually have within them the potential to benefit and bless us.
 

Quotes for the day:

"Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend."
*-- Plautus

"Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely."
*-- Auguste Rodin

"To me faith means not worrying."
*-- John Dewey

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