My mom and I watched one of my favorite shows, “Dancing With the Stars” tonight. My sister watches as well and we text comments back and forth as the show progresses. Tonight each of the 5 contestants that were left gave a brief story of their life. Not surprisingly, each of them had a struggle to overcome. Yet, they each were able to take the energy they had from their challenging times and turn it into a drive to make a more positive outcome. In other words, instead of being stuck in their mess or being angry, fearful, or destructive, they chose to move forward in a positive direction – to make their lives and the lives of those around them better. My sister and I talked a few days ago about struggles. We decided that everyone has challenges. It is life. But when we are in them, we can feel like we are the only one who is having a hard time of it. You may think someone else has it better off than you, but once you get to know their situation, you find that they just have a different struggle. Tonight’s stories reiterated that. It was uplifting to see them give so much energy to progress in a positive way. And it was a good reminder that we are all in this together.

I Found God today in stories of overcoming obstacles and making positive changes.