Is There *Really* a Reason for Everything? Find Out!

I met someone today who asked how I came to be in a wheelchair, along with several follow-up questions. This is something I never mind talking about. Many times, like today, the person will say something like: “there’s a reason for everything.”

I understand the sentiment. Well-meaning people have told me that a bazillion times over the last few decades. It also makes me wonder:

𝑰𝑺 𝑻𝑯𝑬𝑹𝑬 𝑨 𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑺𝑶𝑵 𝑭𝑶𝑹 𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑹𝒀𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑵𝑮?

In all honesty, I don’t think anyone will ever know. What I do think is that I could’ve learned a lot of the same lessons without having to be paralyzed, but here we are.😅

So, yeah, here I am. Although I don’t know why this happened to me, the point is that it 𝐃𝐈𝐃 𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐍, and I can’t change that.

We all have a past - a memory that can bring us down or take us to a dark place. There doesn’t have to be a reason, but creating a reason to keep going is essential.

I don’t follow the belief that there’s a reason for horrible things to happen. 𝐈 𝐃𝐎 believe that living through something that seems impossible to overcome is reason enough to find a lesson somewhere in that tragedy and turn it into triumph.

It’s easy to spend a lifetime wondering, “What if?” or “Why me?” But what good will that do? As horrific as it may be, you will never know the answer. You can’t change the past.

What you 𝐂𝐀𝐍 do is change your thinking. 𝑾𝑯𝑨𝑻 𝑰𝑭 you do something great because of that tragic event? Or even 𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐓𝐄 of? 𝑾𝑯𝑨𝑻 𝑰𝑭 you find a purpose you never would have before? WHAT IF you find a strength you never knew was possible?

You can spend your life wondering and searching for a reason why, or you can spend your life 𝑳𝑰𝑽𝑰𝑵𝑮.

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦.

Love,

Coach Jess 💕

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