One Step Forward, Two Steps Back...

"Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what your gonna get."- That's word to Forrest Gump! The quote maybe overused...cliche even...but you gotta admit: that's the realest s**t he said in the movie! I mean think about it! (*i'll wait...can't think of realer line can you? oh aight*)

I knew a college student who had everything going for him....well at least it appeared that way. He had a nice car, beautiful girlfriend who loved him more than she loved herself, money in his pocket and stacks in the bank. He even had a decent apartment and his feet was always fresh. Then one by one, all these things he worked hard for was stripped from him. He got put out of school on academic probation. His car was totaled. His girl left him because of the abuse. His money began dwindling away because he began to live beyond his means. He got evicted from his apartment. And his fresh kicks....well...i don't know exactly what happen to those! But meanwhile, the first thing he said was, "Every time I take one step forward, I get knocked two steps back."

Naturally, we cling to this statement because we can't find another way to describe our current situation. We take the right steps toward all the things our heart desires. And once we almost reach total gratification, we get knocked two steps back. Frustrating. Depressing. Discouraging. All these feelings begin to surface, but we CANNOT let "two steps back" defeat us.

Don't get me wrong, I'm all about forward movement. But when I get knocked 2 steps, 3 steps, hell, 1031 steps back...I know its for a reason. In our journey of forward movement, being knocked two steps back is a blessing in disguise. We are knocked steps back, because evidently we missed something. Something imperative to the journey. And being that we didn't catch it the first time, we get knocked back to make sure we capture the pure essence of what a journey is all about.

My dude Forrest was right, we don't know what we are gonna get! Life is full of surprises. And sometimes we gotta take a few steps back in order to have the leverage to create a might jump. It's all about forward movement people. But when we take two steps back, it's because we overlooked our blessing...don't miss out!


Signing Off
Excuse My Kharisma ♥




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