~HardTimes~
I was thinking the other day.. Why does this happen to us?
So we moved from California and had a rough start in Arkansas.. boy has the last month and a half been so rough? Living in a living room, Brother and his girlfriend moving back to Washington, taking my nephew away. Fights with my husband, fights with the family. Jail time, speeding ticket, car getting taken away, blah blah blah.
Shit happens right?
Then it made me realize..
Why are sooo many people, SO angry with their lives..
Why cant you just be thankful?
Everyone has hard times in their life, and everyone has great times in their lives as well. Its the good times that you need to look forward to.
Optimism.
Optimism is the best thing you could possibly have. All those things above and more have come crashing down on my family and I in the past month and a half or so, and yeah, its rough beyond belief. Im still standing though, standing strong, Im still breathing.
Its the outlook on life that makes your day.. Its how you see your life and yourself. Yeah, I may not be the best looking, I may not be the skinniest, but my husband loves me and my child loves me, and im breathing and able to work and make money for my family. Yeah, We may not have the best cars right now, not the cars that we want anyways, but later on when we work our asses off to build our money up and were in the right place, we will get the cars we want to have and need to have and be able to put whatever modifications we would like to on them. So we may be living with family right now.. at least we have a roof over our head and surrounded by ones we love. Things may not be going the way we want it to right now but with a little bit of faith and hard work and patience we will get there.. we will be who we want to be, you just cant give up on yourself, on your family, on your faith.
Im tired of hearing people whine and complain about their lives. Im tired of hearing how horrible things are..
When you could be that person that is freezing their balls off underneath the bridge in the middle of winter with no money for food let alone a home or a car.
Lifes rough, ill admit that. but its your outlook on life that gets you through it.. Everyone has hard times. Everyones got something bad to deal with at some point in their lives.. its not just you. Get off your high horse and take a different look at the world. We are all just a bunch of characters playing a game called life. Its the choices you make and the cards you play that make a difference on whether you win or lose.
Winning, in my opinion is staying strong through all the bullshit, living life how you want to live it, what makes you happy. Taking care of your kids and being there for your family. You cant replaced your loved ones when its their time to move on. Why not relish in life, and enjoy every moment of it, even the bad ones. Don't let the stress get to you, Im not saying just blow it off like its not a big deal.. no, just play your cards right. Do things to make yourself and your family happy. You are a priority in your life, you, a spouse and your children are all that should matter. Now if you have family and friends behind you to support you then the more the merrier. But it shouldn't matter to anyone else what your priorities are.
Losing.. I believe losing would be taking your own life, being sucked into the addiction of drugs, being sucked into life itself, not enjoying time with your children or yourself, looking at your life and making yourself miserable because you don't think its good enough. It should never be that way, ever.
You are the only one who can make your life worth living. Everyone has hard times, its not just you. So get off the computer, give your mom or your significant other or kids a call and take them fishing, invite them over for dinner, light a bonfire, play a game.. do whatever it is you do to be happy and RELAX for a few hours. Enjoy each other and have fun. It shouldn't have to be a holiday to be together with your family. You shouldn't be stressed or angry around your family. Those are the people who should be the closest to you, should be your best friends. You have watched each other grow and learn and been there through it all. Come together and live your life and have FUN.
