First of all, I don’t stand. If I was someone else, I might find a way to be offended by something like this…but that would be ridiculous.
Really though, let’s talk about this again. SHIT HAPPENS. Anything can happen to anyone at any time. Our lives constantly cycle in varying degrees of ups and downs. We all know this. What we don’t all seem to know is how to manage when it does.
Something I have personally been working on for several months is learning to ‘just breathe’. I have mentioned that I have anxiety about a million different things and that’s mostly due to looking ahead and worrying about the ‘what ifs’ of the future. Even knowing first hand that anything can change at any time, this is still something I consciously and actively have to remind myself.
Recently my husband and I were discussing our relationship and our past. We were talking about things that even after decades together, we never really discussed in depth. It was eye opening for both of us on many levels and although it was difficult, it was a relief to bring some of these things to the surface that I wasn’t even aware existed in my head - or his.
We are lucky to have an open relationship (not like that ya pervs) where we can be honest with one another without judgement - and that is super important to us as it should be to most people. We all make mistakes. Without open communication misunderstandings are inevitable. Many times even with communication they happen because we don’t always listen to what’s being said, more so, what we want to hear.
No matter how good your relationships, career, or life in general are - something is bound to rough things up. What you need to realize is that those things aren’t what’s important - it’s how you respond to them.
Sometimes we need something to shake things up just to understand exactly how lucky we are. We need to hit a bump in the road to appreciate how smooth things have been up to that point.
The future is never secure and it is never promised BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN WE HAVE TO SPEND EVERY MINUTE WORRYING ABOUT IT. No, I’m not saying you should be like, ‘fuck it, we gonna die anyway, let’s do this!’ Be smart. Make good choices. Look toward the future and what you hope to accomplish and work towards that every day but do it with the knowledge that it might not work out the way you want it to - but it can still come to be - or maybe be even better.
Learn to appreciate what you have. When you take a fall, don’t stay down. Get up - even if you have to cry like a bitch while you’re doing it. You can’t control those around you. You can’t control every circumstance that comes your way. What you CAN DO is control the way you react to it.
Work with it. Work around it. Kick it in the fucking face if you have to - JUST KEEP GOING. The only one who has the power to hold you back…is YOU. #life #shithappens #girlsonwheels #motivation #appreciation #inspiration
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