mountains and valleys’ of life

by Colleen Blake-Miller | Aug 3, 2011 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

A mountain needs a valley to be complete. The valley does not make the mountain less, but more. And the valley is more a valley because it has a mountain towering over it.

(I don’t have the reference for this statement, I read it on a post someone left on facebook)

This statement really resonated with me because I feel it’s so true. Good and great things typically come with some challenge connected to it. You can’t have one without the other!

So just another reminder that we need to ‘check’ ourselves and our situations and remember that the tough parts of life, go hand in hand with the GREAT parts.

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