tough week

Wow.....tough stuff this week.  I have always been an open book.  I won't go into detail about what specifically has gone on because it is pretty personal, but regardless I can at least give you some insight on how I plan on dealing with it.

Good things happen to both good and bad people, bad things happen to both good and bad people and the world continues to turn.  I have done plenty wrong in my life, as we all have, and I have to answer for those things.  Regardless, I feel that my intentions are always good and I never mean to hurt anyone or cause problems.  However, just because I try to do things right doesn't always mean I stay out of trouble, or keep trouble from finding me.  We don't ask for these things to happen and more times then not we hope they don't.  I am no different, and I think a lot of us go through this.

Dealing with hard times is never easy.  I make public my tough times or situations not to get attention, but to hold myself accountable and to learn from them.  It is my therapy.  So here is what I have learned so far:

You can't hold a grudge forever, and if you do then your taking more time away from your own happiness.

You can't trust everyone, and that goes without saying.  However you can do your best to be kind and keep a safe distance between those people and yourself.  This way you can keep a clear mind, but also a peaceful surrounding.  You can't let the actions of others decide your own actions.  We can't control other people, we can only control ourselves at best and at times that is hard enough!!! :D

Sometimes things DON'T happen for a reason.  Life is not "fair" and that is how the world turns.  You are defined by how you handle it all. 

People are always watching your reactions to things, you never know when you are going to be a positive influence in someones life by how you handle the hard times, and more then that it is even harder to think of those people when you are having a difficult time.



** OK **
I feel better!  Yes, I have had a terrible week, but I am no different then some of you and perhaps you are having a bad week or even worse time yourself!  I hope that you can find comfort in the fact of knowing we ALL go through things like this.  Hold tight to the people who have your best interests at heart, they will help you through most anything.  I thought for a brief moment this week I didn't have many of those people left until I posted my rough time on facebook and had an overwhelming response from some who I don't even talk to regularly who thought enough to say a prayer.  God bless you all.  I don't talk about my faith much, mainly because my relationship with God is exactly that, a private relationship between us two.  Even still, I am happy to know that for some of us this is a common bound, and I appreciate you more then I can say.  As a Christian, I have not always been at my best, but I am working on it. 

If you are still with me!  Thank you for taking the time to read this! 

Sarah