Life is the most wonderful fairy tale.
Hans Christian Anderson
Now, I already know what you’re thinking when you read that quote (I know, presumptive of me, right?). You’re thinking…Wait, Erin, life is most definitely not a fairy tale. Fairy tales end at the Happily Ever After and we never see what comes after. Real life is everything that comes after with all the struggles, challenges, disappointments and suffering that comes with it.
I mean, Hans Christian Anderson’s “fairy tales” were notoriously dark so…hopefully he didn’t mean that kind of tale. But I digress.
Hang with me for a second.
Because it’s thanksgiving weekend here in Canada, but not only because it’s thanksgiving, how about we try shifting our perspective on life a little bit. Because, yes, life can be hard (and much harder for some than others often because of circumstances completely outside their control). But it can also be delightfully, deliriously beautiful. Much like a fairy tale.
Having had a rough week with a sick preschooler and a teething infant, I desperately needed this reminder right now.
So, let’s shift our thinking and see if we can’t find the fairy tale aspects of our lives, shall we?
Once Upon a Time…
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Erin of the Hills 