Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass ... It's about learning to dance in the rain

So this week I suffered from more epilepsy problems than Mormon problems!!
Even though I am more used to having seizures now then I used to be it still and will always suck having a seizure. It isn't even so much the actual seizure that is that bad .. Most seizures only last a matter of minutes, it's the way you feel after. It's that skull crushing headache that lasts for two days after the seizure , or the emotional roller coaster that you go on for at least 24 hours after , where you can't quite get your emotions in check , or that horrible feeling that comes when your mind is working at a slower pace than a sloth.
I am very lucky to be blessed with a great group of friends and family who love and support me , however sometimes one of the biggest problems is when people expect you to be ok minutes after the seizure. It is so frustrating having to explain to someone that yes you still have a headache the day after. However these things are sent to try us and as u said I am very blessed to have family and friends who love and support me :) :)
The events of this week have had me thinking about life, the challenges it brings and the ways that I personally deal with them!!
Earlier this week I found the bucket list I wrote years ago when I was 14! The list is huge, so I obviously had lots of hopes and dreams back when I was 14! Re-reading it some of the things I had written made me laugh , such as being in two places at once or winning a gold medal.. Even though I am dangerously uncoordinated at most sports!!
Even though some of my hopes and dreams were obviously a little bit unrealistic , rereading that list has made me realise that back when I was 14 I looked at life with a different perspective. I looked past the problems and the difficulties and instead focused on the future. I believed in myself and in all I wanted to achieve in my life and I know that when I wrote that list I truly believed that everything was possible!! What a wonderful way to look at life! Back then I guess I just trusted in gods plan and got on with things, having faith and hope for myself and the future!!
I have decided that I need to regain that perspective that I seem to have lost! That I need to stop worrying about the problems or challenges I may face and instead live my life the way I want to, believing in myself and my dreams and trusting always in The Lord and his timing :)
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass it's about learning to dance in the rain .... Someone pass me my dancing shoes and let's get wet!