Hey, do you ever feel like life is not making any sense? Like you are wandering through each day, going through the motions, but not really understanding why things are happening the way they are?

I've had many moments like that. Times when I was dealt a bad hand, lost something important, or faced heartbreak and disappointment. I would wonder "Why me? " and "What's the point of all this?" I'd look at others who seemed to have it all figured out and think "What do they know that I don't? " It was easy to feel frustrated, confused, and even a little hopeless.

But what I've learned over time is that even when life doesn't make sense in the moment, someday it probably will. The dots will always seem to connect eventually. The reasons why become clearer, or we realize that we grew in important ways. We were strengthened, built patience and resilience we didn't know we had, or forged new directions forward.

I remember one relationship that ended abruptly - a friendship that meant the world to me fell apart. I was shaken and didn't understand why it had to happen that way. But a few years later, I crossed paths with that friend again. I saw clearly that the timing wasn't right and that split needed to happen back then for each of us to grow. I wouldn't change it now, as confusing and painful as it felt in the thick of it.

Or another time when I lost my job unexpectedly. I worried and wondered how I would make it career-wise. But that unexpected blow led me down a path towards another direction. Turns out letting go was an opportunity in disguise.

Of course, not everything always gets tied up neatly with a pretty little bow. Some things in life may never make complete sense - atleast not in this lifetime. The key is that despite confusion, self-doubt Or disappointment, better days do keep coming. Joy keeps appearing from unexpected corners and creativity keeps budding despite desolation. There are always open roads we can't see yet.

So next time life leaves you feeling perplexed and defeated, remember - someday this too shall likely make sense. The fog will probably lift. Keep putting one foot in front of the other with courage and determination, notching glimmers of learning or growth when you can, and have faith that the confusion is only temporary. Clarity, meaning, and fresh vision will come in time. You'll get to tell one heck of a story later about persevering through the mysery and coming out wiser on the other side.