On paper… well online, I seem to come across as this…. Faith driven optimist that is always happy, never doubts, never struggles. I pick others up and I don’t need to be “picked up” myself. My life is blissful and I’m never sad. My life appears this way because this is what I want my life to be. And most the time it is. But like EVERYONE I have days where I struggle. And for some reason the past few weeks I have been “strugglin!” Now let me clarify before this turns into a sappy mess… I’m not writing this for sympathy, I’m not writing this because I’ve experienced something life shattering. I’m writing this because we all struggle and I’m hoping by writing about my struggles those of you reading this won’t feel so alone. You won’t feel crazy and you won’t wonder what’s wrong with you. Because there is NOTHING wrong with you. Every once in a while we all doubt, we all stumble, and we all struggle. We all let the what ifs, the maybes, and the I cant’s push us down. We let our head get in the way and fill us with nonsense. So whether it’s the loss of a family member you never had the opportunity to meet, a bad hair day, loss of a job, loss of a friend, financial woes, surgery, PMS, or simply a bump in the road that throws you off track take the time to breathe, take the time to sit back and get back on track, pray, talk to God, cry, kick and scream but most importantly GET BACK UP! Talk to your family, talk to your friends, read a funny blog, lose yourself in a great song, watch your favorite movie, or read a few happy quotes. Find something that reminds you of who you are and that you are here for a purpose. Hold onto that something and fight like hell to be happy. Because honestly that’s what we’re all doing. And then wake up one morning and smile because now its easy, now it comes naturally, and now you are back on track.
Best wishes for a wonderful weekend! And of course happy Veterans Day! Thank you so much to all the amazing service men and women out there fighting for our freedom and thank you to their families for standing by their sides and fighting the fight with them.
Xoxo~ Jamie
Sometimes Optimism truly feels like this, but personally I prefer it over the alternative. :)
Yes!
One of the things I struggled with this week was the loss of my cousins little boy.
He died at only 19 months old and left us all wondering why.
Sometimes there is just no answer, but I know he is in the arms of Jesus now
and that gives me so much peace.
I am so thankful that I have a wonderful best friend to talk to. Even though she is going through her own trials she is always there when I need her. I love you Christine!
I love this.
And because sometimes you just need to smile!
So much truth in this...
And to our amazing Veterans on this day that is all about you!
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