When you’re having a difficult time, do you just want to pull down the shades, lock the door, and turn off the phone?
I know the feeling.
But I’ve discovered something.
If you do something that you don’t feel like doing, you may be surprised what it does for you.
See, our emotions can play tricks on us. In fact, they can make us feel things are worse than they really are. Don’t get me wrong. Emotions are good. It’s just that we can be led by them instead of us leading them.
I know there’s some really bad stuff that can happen. I’ve experienced betrayal, hatred, abuse, rejection, abandonment, and the death of my son.
I have not been raped, beaten, or mugged. I have not suffered hunger, addiction, homelessness, eating disorders, or severe poverty. But others have. And I know some of those people. They have moved through their struggle or are still dealing with it. Yet, they have found life still brings pleasure and happiness. And usually it’s with the simple things – making time for a movie or coffee with a friend, sitting in the park, or whatever it is they would enjoy.
Life goes on – with you or without you.
You just have to find it. It’s there if you look.
But all too often, some of us wallow in the discouragement by putting all our eggs in one basket! If it doesn’t go the way we planned, we think there are no other options.
There are. And many have found that to be true.
Will you?
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when it hurts 