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MUSINGS ON LIFE
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DIANE HUGHES • NASHVILLE, TN
WRITER, EDITOR, CREATIVE PROFESSIONAL

We're all a work in progress

7/8/2014

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A few weeks ago I looked around my gutted kitchen and found it hard to imagine that it would ever get put back together again. It was difficult to see past the ugly mess and envision the beautiful kitchen that was drawn up on my contractor's plan.

Tearing down walls, ripping up floors ... it's all part of the necessary work to remodel a room. You have to tear it down in order to rebuild it. You have endure the ugly to get to the beauty on the other side. 

Isn't that just like life? Sometimes careers, friendships and marriages have to go through a rough, ugly patch in order to heal what's broken and make it better. Sometimes we have to feel the hurt of grief and loss to feel the beauty of life and love and wonder on the other side. Sometimes we have to push through the hard stuff to get to the good stuff.
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If there's something ugly in your life right now, imagine your ugly duckling situation turning into a beautiful swan. (Just like my kitchen, shown above and almost complete.) Consider the possibilities. After all, we're all a work in progress.

Are you living through something ugly right now? Have you lived through a particularly bad period only to find something beautiful at the end? Please share your thoughts, experiences and advice in the comments.
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7 Comments
Virginia Fullerton
7/9/2014 07:57:52 am

The night is darkest before the sunrise....how beautiful, D & M.

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Diane link
7/9/2014 11:17:28 am

So true, Virginia. Can't wait to have you and Al over for dinner.

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Andrea
7/10/2014 09:14:22 am

Love You!

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Diane link
7/10/2014 09:27:53 am

Love you back!

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Lorene Roberson
7/10/2014 10:07:40 am

The kitchen looks fantastic!!!!

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Diane Hughes link
7/10/2014 11:01:47 am

Thanks, Lo. Still a few loose ends to tie up, but it's come a long way from that during photo — and the before photos, for that matter!

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Julia
12/25/2016 07:10:45 pm

It is true that sometimes we need to go through some difficulties to get a better one. I enjoy reading your blog that is wonderful. Thanks a lot.

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