Change Is Gonna Come

smile, a photo by Lacaille_ on Flickr.

When I am faced with a challenge, I do one of several things:

a) retreat to my lair and draft an action plan
b) cry
c) pray that a one way ticket to Paris falls from the heavens and into my hands
d) ask for divine guidance
e) all of the above

Time and again letter “d” proves to be the best choice, yet far too often it is my last choice. I will cry, fuss and cuss before I begin to get still and listen to the divine voice of wisdom within me. And it always has the perfect answer.

So the real challenge in life isn’t the daily frustrations I face. The challenge isn’t the illusion that things are not unfolding as they should be unfolding. The real challenge is responding to the alleged hardship properly. It is learning how to immediately tune in to the voice of divine guidance verses the voice of insanity.

I was watching Oprah’s Life Class web cast last night when I heard Iyanla Vanzant say something that tickled my ears. She said that when faced with a challenge, she responds by affirming, “I can’t wait to see what good is going to come out of this!” Hearing her say this was a powerful wake up call for me. Believing that something wonderful is rising from the ashes of sorrow gives me clearer perspective of my life journey. This is what the still, small voice always whispers to me: change is gonna come, and it’s gonna be all good.