 A lot of people think this philosophy is BS and I'm going to explain to you why it's not. Oftentimes the common expression everything happens for a reason is kind of looked at as something that's just like oh it's so annoying that you would say that right. You know oftentimes people use this phrase to comfort someone who's going through some type of difficult time and a lot of times on the receiving end of that it can feel very condescending and a little like non-empathetic. In simplest terms it basically just means that there is a greater purpose or meaning behind everything that happens in our lives and oftentimes we can't even see that reasoning until weeks months even years later okay but if you start to adopt this philosophy your life gets so much easier. One you feel way more in control. Two it's easier to get through those difficult times and three it starts to prove itself over and over again for you if you have that belief if you adopt that belief. You know it's a little bit of a paradox because some people that believe in this phrase think that it's because hey well it's up to God it's up to that higher power and I can't see that but he can right and on the other hand other people see it as well I have these choices and I have this free will and so then I can decide how I'm going to respond to certain things right and then there's people like me who kind of believe in both. So let's talk about a few different examples and if you have any questions and you know one deeper understanding on maybe some difficult time that you're going through drop it in the comments below and I'd be happy to kind of work through that with you. Let's talk about illnesses right and overcoming illnesses because this is something that is obviously very difficult for many people to deal with and not only the person who is experiencing the illness but also the people who love them and surround them and are taking care of them. When my grandfather was sick with cancer he passed away about 13 years ago he definitely adopted this philosophy even if he never actually like said it because a lot of times what this belief can make those who have an illness see is that it gives them a new perspective on life or maybe embellishes an already positive belief on life. So for example with my grandfather he wasn't like woe is me I'm dying right like all of us were like freaking out and you know he had it for years and like we didn't want to see him go and he was progress progressively getting worse you know and we were all worried and you know my mom asked him one day like dad are you scared and my grandfather responded and was like scared of what dying no like it's been one hell of a ride right so when you implement this belief right and this philosophy into your life it really allows you to seek out the positive of any negative situation right even if it's just a sliver right even if it's just a little bit of hope and when you compound that over time and when you expand that into all these different areas of your life whether it's relationships or illnesses or family or money or whatever it compounds in its snowballs and it makes you genuinely a happier person you know on top of that you know with the with the illness example people that can overcome that maybe it changes the entire course of their lives where they maybe become advocates for that type of research or inspiration to other people to keep going like think about like you can probably think off the top of your head of someone that has overcome something and they've gone out there and they've inspired others right they've implemented change they've taken action they've helped heal others in so many different ways so yes they had to go through this illness but they are changing people's lives because of it let's talk about love and relationships so adopting this philosophy within relationships and including negative and abusive ones has been very helpful for my own personal journey you know think about the song by the rascal flats what is that what is that fucking song called god bless the broken road it's like hey every one of these steps and relationships all these people that broke my heart they were part of the path they allowed me to grow and they allowed me to take this broken path to my north star to get to you like your ultimate person right because a lot of times if we don't go through these negative experiences we don't grow right and so if we don't grow then perhaps we wouldn't be ready for the relationship with the person that we are meant to be with or that compliments us and that we are supposed to be with right think about this like erase all the relationships you had and all the things you learned from those relationships and tomorrow you meet the love of your life you're probably not going to know how to handle it in a mature and have that emotional intelligence aspect to it right that you can bring into that relationship so yes maybe it was harmful maybe it was hurtful and tough to go through these broken relationships and abusive relationships and have your heart broken over and over and over again right but if it leads you to these growth opportunities and leads you ultimately to your divine counterpart or the your soulmate or whatever you want to put it right the person that you end up with isn't it worth it you know the last guy that I dated it was a time span of a few years right and this person like just broke my heart so many times and it was really hard to grasp when you were when I was in the thick of it when I was in the weeds right like I don't understand why this isn't working out right because he was so afraid to move forward and now being out of that and past that I can look back like often that we can we can't that and that's the power of believing that everything happens for a reason is you know even if you don't know in that instant you will know later on why this had to happen right and that person taught me so many things about myself and has given me the ability to set my own boundaries has given me the ability to truly see like how much I'm worth and on top of that it reignited my relationship with God right so I can look at all of those things like I can look at one aspect of that it'd be like I wasted you know years of my time you know this was bullshit and I can look at it as like a very negative thing or I can look at all of these positives all of these growths that I attained that I obtained out of this connection okay and that's what this philosophy is all about you know and in conjunction with relationships careers and jobs kind of go alongside that right maybe you lose your job for whatever reason you get fired laid off whatever right and you're freaking out and you're like but you're trusting the process you're trusting that things will work out you're trusting that everything happens for a reason right and then all of a sudden two weeks later a month later this opportunity comes along that you wouldn't even have considered or given a second look if you hadn't lost out of their job and then you step into that role and it is so much more aligned you are so much more fulfilled you are so much happier maybe you're making more money whatever the case may be that wouldn't have happened if you hadn't lost your job and I'm speaking from a personal experience here you know maybe you're a entrepreneur you're an entrepreneur or a business owner and if you didn't have x y and z setbacks and again learned from those failures or mistakes or whatever again you wouldn't have been prepared to take on the magnitude of whatever your business is now right so you have to look at these these what we perceive to be negative things and say hmm I can't see it now but one day I'm going to see the positive in this situation and when you can lean into that trust and understanding that it's happening for a positive reason you don't dwell on it so much it makes your life easier it allows you to accept things better it allows you to be more at peace more frequently if you're liking this video so far please don't forget to like and subscribe because I make videos like this every week to help you on your self growth and spiritual journey so I know I only gave you guys a few examples but have I convinced you to adopt the philosophy of everything happens for a reason because I will tell you what I have lived with this philosophy my entire life and the more I leaned into it as I got older the easier and more peaceful my life became and that's why I wanted to share this with you guys today okay because I want you to live a happy life and and feel that peace and feel at ease even when you're going through something difficult okay part of this human experience is going through difficulties and challenges and and things that are hard but think about all of the things that you've gone through that have forced you to step out of your comfort zone to grow to evolve to change for the better right but the choice is yours when these things happen to you how are you going to look at it are you going to trust that it's for the better good of yourself and your life or are you going to play victim and dwell in that oh I can't believe this is happening me why me blah you know what I mean which do you think is the more peaceful path to take and you know bringing in a little more of this spirituality component to it when you are thinking more positively when you are when you have less resistance when you allow things to flow you attract those things into your life okay when I was suddenly let go from my last job in the beginning of the year out of nowhere just because they couldn't afford me anymore I was like oh my god what am I going to do and every time I started going down that like worry path I stopped myself and you have to do this I talk about it all the time guys like you have to bring that awareness in right and I would I would realize that I was thinking those things and I would stop and say hey I kept telling myself something weird is going to come along unexpectedly I'm gonna have a job within a few weeks I don't need to worry about this and guess what happened exactly that so when things aren't going your way just understand that there is a bigger purpose that you might not be able to see and reflect on ways that that has happened to you in the past right I'm sure everyone watching this video has gone through something negative or traumatic or hard that later on they were grateful for and if that's happened to you I would love to know what that experience was for you I love you guys so so much don't forget to like and subscribe so we can hang out again next week I love you so much and don't forget be limitlessly yourself