I find that in everyday life it is so easy to get down. There are so many challenges that are handed out each day that can last for a day, a week, a month or longer. Its amazing to me how I can look at my life and see so many “things” that I’m going through and the problem feels so big, but whenever I come across someone with a larger problem.. It makes me grateful for my life.
Life really knows how to hand out lemons and the older I get, it seems like the come more often. I know its easy to get down, I know that those challenges that seem like a mountain at the time are hard, I know that life just plain stinks sometimes… but I also know that without trials we would never become better.
I don’t always love having reality checks, but they are needed. Tonight, I had a reality check. I sat and listened to someone talk about their problem and it really put things into perspective for me.
Even though some of the trials I have been though in my life, I don’t look back on fondly, I am glad I went through them, because they made me who I am today. I learned a lot about myself and how strong I really am. I also know that no matter what you are going to have hard times, but I feel like its how you handle those trials that matter the most.
I think this picture explained it perfectly..
If there are no ups and downs in your life..
it means you are dead.
it means you are dead.
picture found here