Well I was driving around in my car the other night and I was listening to one of my favorite albums of all time. The album is called “Speak A Little Louder” by Diane Birch. As I was aimlessly driving, my attention was drawn to a song that started playing.
The song really made me think about the highs and lows of life. The highs feel so great when they are there, and the lows seem to be a never ending battle. I’m not sure what it was exactly that struck me about the song but my relation to it seemed to come from the people in my life that really struggle. Who on a daily basis deal with more than anyone should have to. Not only do they suffer from things they can’t control, but they also face the daily struggles that life throws at everyone. Some suffer from mild mental disorders, eating disorders, or they have just had to many obstacles that are just to high for them to climb alone.
Some of the people that I’m referring to strive every day to make themselves better, and to make their lives change for the better, doing all they can to make their weaknesses stronger. But there are also a few that do absolutely nothing to make any positive differences in their lives, but complain about what they do and don’t like. My question to them is… You seem to be quite cozy in your situation as much as you say you hate it, so why are you complaining?
I reckon they lay in bed most night and wonder how they got to the point in which they currently reside. I bet they lay awake wondering just what the purpose of their placement is. I do it too! It can be a daunting task to try and decipher between all of the possible scenarios, in fact it’s probably impossible to ever accurately tell why certain things happen to each one of us.
A very wise young woman recently asked me — “If you looked at your life in 1 or 2 years and it was the exact same as it was now, would you be ok with that?” To her I replied “No.” — Obviously! She then asked me “Then what are you going to do NOW, to make it different?”
The last question was retorical, but it got me to thinking about what I should do differently if I’m not in love with my situation. In fact, it was the spark of a series of actions I took to do things differently to set myself up for a positive future.
Now, I realize that everyone’s situation is different and everyone has different things that they deal with, luckily for me I don’t have tons of extra baggage to deal with, I’m single, I don’t have children, I have the support from my family, I don’t have millions of bills that make me a salve to a dead end job, so because of those things I have a bit more freedom than some… or most.
Change is never easy, but it’s always worth it. It can be uncomfortable at first, but you’ll always adapt. I believe that it’s in the adaptation process that you really begin to grow and become more wise. I’m only 24, but I feel like I've learned a lot through some of the changes that I've made since I was a teenager.
There really isn't any reason why you have to stay doing the same old thing, feeling trapped and stuck. There is always a way out. It might not be easy and it might not be comfortable, but once you see the light at the end of the tunnel it might make the journey to a better life a little less dark.
There really isn't any reason for you to sit so still and be miserable trying to look Pretty In Pain!
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