A family friend used to constantly complain about her lack of expertise at making desserts. She particularly loved sponge cakes but try as she might, whenever she tried to bake one, it always collapsed into a soggy mess.
She’s certainly not a ‘quitter’ and every now and then she would give it another go.
But after trying so hard for so long, she finally admitted defeat and gave up – “It’s just not something I’m any good at” was her mantra.
However, the other day she was flicking through a supermarket magazine and came across a headline which read, “Rising to Success – the ultimate sponge recipe!” She was about to turn the page when she noticed that there was actually something different about this particular recipe and, although anticipating the usual failure, found herself tempted to give it a go.
That afternoon, to her complete astonishment, there emerged from the oven (having risen beautifully) a golden sponge that was as tasty as the magazine article had promised. In that instance, her confidence came flooding back.
Her ‘facebook’ friends soon learned of her triumphant breakthrough!
Now she’s really proud of herself, and she can’t wait to bake the next one.
It reminded me how easy it is to accept situations in life where we come to believe that our problems are just ‘part of us’ – it’s just ‘my lot’ and that’s the way it’s always been and is always going to be.
Maybe not.
It could be that you’ve simply stuck with an ‘old recipe’ for too long, assuming that nothing will ever change, when in fact there is a solution out there and you just haven’t stumbled across it yet.
Remember that old saying – if you keep doing what you’ve always done, you’ll keep getting what you’ve always got!
Worth thinking about ….