Everything Happens for a Reason Mira Kirshenbaum
Publisher: MJF Books

One of my closest friends from college, Kim, recently pointed out that she hears people say, all the time, "everything happens for a reason." Eventually, the phrase becomes irritating. Everything happens for a reason. Usually well intentioned, sometimes a bit hollow, it's often what people offer up when they don't know what else to say. This sounds great, but I don't know how comforting it is to those who have just lost everything. Until then, laugh at the confusion, live for the moment, and know that everything happens for a reason.” Now that you've heard my thoughts on the matter, what do you think? My Mom says we say it and believe it because usually we look back and find a “reason” that something didn't work out, or something happened, and it all seems to make sense now. It's one of those platitudes we all hear at some point. We yearn to know that our suffering is not in vain. Good Friday, empty tomb, life in the spirit, death, Jesus, suffering, passion. We crave purpose in our trials. Everything happens for a reason… Related posts: Siri I Need A Dinner Reservation For Valentines Day · This Sentence Has 7 Different Meanings · Its A Trap · You Know You Won An Argument When. Pinned by power2people onto powerful messages.