I've been having a hard time staying positive. There's a lot of wear and tare that goes on in life and after a while, I start to feel like I need a little breather. So what do you do when life wears you down so much that you feel like you can't take it anymore? Me, I pray. Because it's hard for me to open up to anyone. Sometimes I do feel completely unforgiving of myself, like everything I do is wrong. So what then? Do you just try to see the good and positive within yourself? Is that what it means to be self-forgiving?
The good I did today was I crocheted, I fed my baby girl, and I cleaned my home. That's it. So why don't I feel any self achievement? Must I, as a woman, feel like I need to do some sort of super hero type of activity in order to feel accomplished? What do I take satisfaction in? What then, makes me feel like I accomplished something? I really have to stop and think about these questions because with some them, I honestly don't know. I don't know what gives me that sense of accomplishment. I guess I get it when I create something. I will say this, however, when I get this way I try to stop, take a step back, and simply say thank you. So that I can feel satisfaction for all those things that I do have and so that I can say thank you God, for helping me get this far. And then I press forward, with a lighter back and a happier smile. That's when things seem just a little bit better. I just try to remember that God is with me as long as I am doing my part. Love you all!
What, we aren't superwoman? It is hard when the growth seems like it is not happening. There are times when we really see it and others when it is like nothings happening. I am reminded of President Hinkley and one of his talks. Here is a piece of it. "
ReplyDeleteLife is just like an old time rail journey ... delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders, and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride."
“Our lives are the only meaningful expression of what we believe and in Whom we believe. And the only real wealth, for any of us, lies in our faith.”
"It is a time to be considerate and good, decent and courteous toward one another in all our relationships. In other words, to become more Christlike."
"My plea is that we stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight. I am suggesting that as we go through life we 'accentuate the positive.' I am asking that we look a little deeper for the good, that we still our voices of insult and sarcasm, that we more generously compliment and endorse virtue and effort."
You are trying, you are seeking out the light instead of the storms. It is difficult when you only know storms and you are constantly looking for the next storm instead of enjoying the sun. I have been there, I know, I am in a lot sunnier place right now. Keep on trying, it gets easier to enjoy the sun.
All moms are superheroic. They stave off hunger, clean up the environment, and continually rescue children from danger.
ReplyDeleteSome of them write blogs accentuating the positive, and in a very negative world, that's pretty dang heroic itself.