How MY detailed life story and intended message, the secret to a fulfilling life, is revealed and how it flows into a unique, self-created work of art.
"Fulfilled life"
I would like to tell you about my seemingly insignificant personal story and share with you that everything inconspicuous can also become something special, valuable, and, of course, meaningful.
Everything in my life began quite ordinary, but it turned out that this ordinary would become something extraordinary. Because every phase, every circumstance, every change would shape me and transform me into something unique. It's the same for each of us, and for you as well. You are unique too! If you think nothing special has ever happened in your life, then think carefully about everything that has already happened to you, what might be happening right now, and what exciting things are sure to come, and how it has shaped you and will continue to shape you, making you and continuing to make you something inimitable and incomparable.
You can also compare it to a beautiful, colorful mosaic. Piece by piece, shard by shard, colorfully and interestingly put together until a unique work of art emerges.
Everyone here on this earth is writing a unique story that is and will be unique for all time and that hopefully also feels fulfilling.
PART 1
Since my story, as I mentioned, began quite inconspicuously, I still find it impressive that some things have taken unexpected turns. I think: That's just how life is.
For me, it all began like this: loved and happy by everyone, which isn't at all a given, to be so completely loved and cared for as a child.
Being loved by everyone around me is a privilege that should be normal, but it's not always a given.
It sounds harsh, but not every adult who cares for a child is qualified for it. Unfortunately! Why? Yes, because the waves of life shape and hurt, leaving wounds. These wounds are deeply embedded in us, stored in our hearts, and in every relationship with another person, our actions and words are shaped by these deep inner wounds, even as a responsible person, and even as a parent.
That's why a sheltered childhood is pure happiness. Nothing is more beautiful than a carefree, happy child who enjoys life without worry, has trust in everything around them, and wants to and should learn and try out everything possible with almost no fear.
The only thing that can top a child's happiness is the belief in a God who always loves them, protects them, and is there.
No matter what life situation I'm in...
I was fortunate, as I said, to be loved by everyone in my very early childhood. Of course, at 51, I can't remember it all that well, but the photos of my early childhood speak volumes.
Unfortunately, or perhaps naturally, life's storms have also struck me, and not every day was happy. However, I still had one and the most important, loving, and positively motivating person by my side, my mother. Unfortunately, she's no longer by my side, but she still inspires me because she mostly went through life cheerful, benevolent, happy, honest, and open (which I feel has definitely been integrated into my genes). And shaped by her love and the unconditional love of my Lord, I stand firm and ever more firmly as the creation I was meant to be.
What I have to note is that faith in God wasn't yet present in my childhood. But God would take care of it, because as a young adult, he urged me to search for the meaning of life. Suddenly, I had a feeling that I wanted to search for the meaning of life. I did that in my early 20s. Unfortunately, my decisions up to that point weren't always wise. I'm sure that if Jesus had been in my life, I would have made decisions that could have avoided some suffering.
During this phase of searching, still without faith, I made one of the most important decisions of my life (the most important one was, without a doubt, becoming a devout Christian, accepting Jesus as my Savior, and following HIM with conviction):
One day, I realized that my thoughts about other people weren't always pure, and I decided, from that point on, to consistently think only of good things and nothing more. To think bad, blasphemous things about people.
From this decision onward, everything was supposed to change for the better...
In retrospect, I know that this is what is very important to God. I'm reminded of a saying that is widespread in Germany: "Do not do to others what you do not want done to you!"
It seems very likely that this saying was inspired by the Golden Rule proclaimed by Jesus (Matthew 7:12): "Do also to others as you would have them do to you!"
Knowing and willing to do this, along with the understanding that the personal God and Father in heaven, who lovingly created each of us, can and will shape the child.
If she has learned this in her younger years and transformed into a kind adult who is loving, strong-willed, trusting, grateful, loving, patient, faithful, and honest, and who captivates others because these qualities are good and characterized by love, and love attracts like a magnet.
PART 2
As a young adult woman, on the other hand, now knowing what is right and good, she will attract precisely that which will naturally strengthen her character even more and see trust and gratitude, and above all, closeness to the Lord, as the most important things in life and live them out to the fullest.
Sure, life will also be stormy, rough, and uncertain at times, as it was for me.
CHRISTFANY
