Below is a story from the internet, the author is unknown that I thought was worthwhile sharing.

'One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally he decided the animal was old and the well needed to be covered up anyway, it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey. So he invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well.

At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement, he quieted down. A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well and was astonished at what he saw.

With every shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up. As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up.

Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted off!'

What lessons can be learned from this story? It's probably different for everybody but for me what I get is:

- No matter how bad things look or feel there is a solution just waiting for us to find

- We can accept what seems to be our 'fate' or we can step up and out of trouble with creativity and perseverance

- There are times in our lives when we feel things just keep piling up on us, we can let them 'bury' us or we can fight our way out

What do you get from this story?