The 26 mile and 385 yard view.

Situations, predicaments, obstacles, and pains in the neck, however you want to say it. life is full of them, but without these twists and turns that require planning, action, intuition, and faith. How would I ever develop these necessary skills to build a life of peace and serenity. "I just cant deal with anymore problems, I swear I'm going to snap!" used to be my mantra. Nowadays I make myself laugh Imagining a marathon runner complaining the whole course of his race. "stupid ground! why dose it have to be so hard? and whoever came up with the idea of a 26 mile and 385 yard run, was a jerk! that's to long! why cant I decide where the finish line goes? why do my muscles have to hurt? I'm tired. why wont that guy in front of me slow down? sounds ridiculous when you look at it that way, but never the less this is how I hear many people including myself, confront adversity in our day to day lives. Funny thing happens when I switch my focus from what's so impossible to handle, to what I can do, and giving the things I have no control of, over to faith. all of the sudden I feel empowered instead of anxious. Here's my formula, Fear+anxiety+frustration divided by Action+faith+Patience = serenity.  So I'll leave the 26 mile and 385 yard view up to god. Worrying about results, and reasons has never really gotten me anywhere except frustrated and ready to give up. Focus, on the here and now,  how I can help my fellow human, and the good I can do, always and I mean always opens up new possibilitys to grow and achieve a new kind of success I've never imagined.