How a Pandora Charm Helped Me
Originally published on Medium.com Jan 12, 2020.
A few years back when the Pandora bracelet was all the rage, there was an offer in buying a certain amount of product to received a free new bracelet.
I’m all in for a bargain! I choose the Essence Collection. And the charm that that caught my attention and called to me was the wisdom charm. I liked the way it looked, and I liked the meaning.
I was at a point where I needed some wisdom — going through what I was facing, which was a big challenge and some big changes.
In receiving the bracelet/charm, there was a card enclosed which read:
You gain through experience. Every episode in life is of value….
I cannot tell you how powerful those words were to me — and how much I really needed to hear that! I felt it was a sign. A sign in a Pandora store of all places….
Who knew that free bracelet would have priceless advice?!
It reminded me once more that I needed to trust the process of life. That what was happening was happening not ‘to’ me but ‘for’ me.
In hindsight, that scary time was actually kind of a beautiful time! I look back and see that what I went through tested me. At that point, it was out of my hands. I had to turn strongly to my faith and had to trust not only the process, but the person who came forward to help me…
…And I had to do some work on myself. I was so worried and wasn’t sleeping. I decided to spend time and money with courses to help me understand, to evolve.
If that challenge didn’t happen, I would not have invested in those programs, invested the time — invested in myself as I did. I would not have been as far along. I would not have grown as quickly as I did.
I’m not perfect, no one is. I still have growing to do, but I am a better version of myself. And I’m grateful for each experience, which was there to support me in where I am now.
In the moment, it’s hard to see the bigger picture.
I encourage you to try — see the light among the darkness. Find a piece of the silver lining. In doing so, you can begin to move forward.
Trust the process, find some hope.
To not stay stuck, to go from a victim to a victor.
To realize that like the card from Pandora, Every episode in life is of value…
Until next time ~
Be Well,
