When Life Feels Like It’s Weighing You Down…

One day a farmer's donkey fell into a well. The farmer frantically thought what to do as the stricken animal cried out to be rescued. With no obvious solution, the farmer regretfully concluded that as the donkey was old, and as the well needed to be filled in anyway, he should give up the idea of rescuing the beast, and simply fill in the well. Hopefully the poor animal would not suffer too much, he tried to persuade himself.

The farmer asked his neighbours help, and before long they all began to shovel dirt quickly into the well. When the donkey realized what was happening he wailed and struggled, but then, to everyone's relief, the noise stopped.

After a while the farmer looked down into the well and was astonished by what he saw. The donkey was still alive, and progressing towards the top of the well. The donkey had discovered that by shaking off the dirt instead of letting it cover him, he could keep stepping on top of the dirt as the level rose. Soon the donkey was able to step up over the edge of the well, and he happily trotted off.

 Life tends to shovel dirt on top of each of us from time to time. The trick is to shake it off and take a step up.

 What can you do?

➢    Be a problem solver.

➢    Look for the opportunities in all negative situations.

➢    Don’t let the negatives get you down.

➢    Shake negatives off, rise above them and move on.

➢    Follow your instincts instead of doing nothing - slow progress is better than no progress.