It’s Fine to Have Problems
I enjoy exchanging texts with my sixteen-year-old granddaughter, Mariah: Mariah : Grandma, I found a quote I thought you would like. “The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it.” Me : True. Thanks for sending quotes to me. How are you? Mariah : Good and u? Me : Same, and it is good to be good. Mariah : Yep. And it’s fine to have problems too. I was shocked. How could she think it is fine to have problems? Doesn’t everyone try to avoid problems at all costs? Aren’t problems ugly and messy and painful and sad and totally unwanted complications to life? I am sure you know that Mariah is okay with problems at such a young age because of personal experience. She has had many health problems, requiring multiple surgeries. She also suffers with severe allergies. By working through problems, she has gained experience and observed positive benefits. “It’s all in how you look at problems,” she said. If you look a