April Showers Bring May Flowers

“April Showers Bring May Flowers”
By Alicia Pozsony, Editor PSG Newsletter
… a quote often heard this time of year. It’s exactly what I think of when I observe the activity of the Trenton PSG members both individually and as a group. Think of the showers as the things we cannot control that tend to make us uncomfortable and sometimes leave us feeling down. The flowers are the changes we help each other make from the direct contact, workshops and sharing of our own personal experiences with other PSG members.
Recently, I was fortunate enough to see myself in a different light after having a conversation with another PSG member, perhaps a light similar to that of an interviewer of a prospective job. I hope we will all help each other to keep growing from the support our peers here at 26 Yard Avenue.
Life sometimes drops things on us that sometimes feel like that of a rainstorm, only to be followed by the flowers of our next success and accomplishment. Do not let the daily ebb and flows of life get you down. Focus on your own accomplishments and remember the “Pay It Forward” concept of helping someone else so that they will in turn return the favor to another person, making all our lives a little more positive. Ω

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