I am so completely and totally blessed, that is my mantra. You know, I don't know of a single person whose life is 100% charmed. That they roses bloom in their footsteps, they just but think of a desire and it is granted, and they have never ever experienced personal loss. I don't know of a single person who has never had a bad day, or a bad week...or heck even a bad year (2013 go to a very very warm place!). Yet there are those among us who suffer in silence when they are having a bad moment. There are those who. even though they are breaking on the inside and crying out, put on a brave smile and still push through.
There are those who will do anything they can to avoid talking about anything bad in their lives so that they do not bother or weigh other people down. There are those who are not out there seeking attention and making dramatic flops with huge sighs *looks at my 14 year old who has perfected the dramatic flop-sigh on the couch* who simply smile behind sad eyes and assure everyone that they are okay.
There are those who will bite their tongue, erase things in a message because they don't want to hurt a person's feelings even though theirs is laid open bloody. Then when this same person finally just has had enough and wants to go and compose themselves in private they offend people by walking away which is another dagger to their need to not hurt other people's feelings.
I am not one of those people, not truly. I am not at all able to internalize everything, I have too much of a need to talk, too much of a need to bond with someone to be able to really shelter myself the way that some are able.
So instead when I am having a really horrible day or few days I count my blessings. You don't have to be Christian or any religions to count your blessings. Take stock in your life of what all you have, and what all you have that others would give their right arm for.
Be thankful for the little things. The ability to sleep without medications, the ability to breath without a machine, the ability to voice the bajillion of thoughts in your head appropriately because news flash..not all of us have these abilities that we take for granted. It is amazing the things you realized how much you take for granted when those abilities are taken away from you.
So to all of you out there who are suffering with things in silence, no matter how great or small, I empathize and offer my prayers.
On a happy note I just experimented and made myself chocolate-Raspberry flavored tea using a left over Christmas Candy Canes (in the flavor of Chocolate Raspberry) Yum!
There are those who will do anything they can to avoid talking about anything bad in their lives so that they do not bother or weigh other people down. There are those who are not out there seeking attention and making dramatic flops with huge sighs *looks at my 14 year old who has perfected the dramatic flop-sigh on the couch* who simply smile behind sad eyes and assure everyone that they are okay.
There are those who will bite their tongue, erase things in a message because they don't want to hurt a person's feelings even though theirs is laid open bloody. Then when this same person finally just has had enough and wants to go and compose themselves in private they offend people by walking away which is another dagger to their need to not hurt other people's feelings.
I am not one of those people, not truly. I am not at all able to internalize everything, I have too much of a need to talk, too much of a need to bond with someone to be able to really shelter myself the way that some are able.
So instead when I am having a really horrible day or few days I count my blessings. You don't have to be Christian or any religions to count your blessings. Take stock in your life of what all you have, and what all you have that others would give their right arm for.
Be thankful for the little things. The ability to sleep without medications, the ability to breath without a machine, the ability to voice the bajillion of thoughts in your head appropriately because news flash..not all of us have these abilities that we take for granted. It is amazing the things you realized how much you take for granted when those abilities are taken away from you.
So to all of you out there who are suffering with things in silence, no matter how great or small, I empathize and offer my prayers.
On a happy note I just experimented and made myself chocolate-Raspberry flavored tea using a left over Christmas Candy Canes (in the flavor of Chocolate Raspberry) Yum!