Grace Under Pressure
A few days ago I went to the Dr. for a physical. Many of you will be shocked to hear that I think I've only ever had one other physical in my life! I suppose that now is the time when I should be getting more vigilant about these things but I have, until now enjoyed pretty good health. In fact I have a pretty good life.
I have realized that all the blogging I did during lent might have given people the impression that I'm a sort of depressed and negative person. That really isn't the case. I do try to look on the bright side and I am immensely blessed in my life. It's just that I have always worked threw negative thoughts and feelings threw writing. This actually led my high school English teacher to ask me if I was suicidal. Then at other times he accused me completely unfairly of plagiarism. This may not be the best way to approach someone that you think could be unstable but that is another story.
So today I just wanted to encourage people to look at their lives and situations more positively. I'm sure we have all met someone who is a complete downer. Someone who never is happy no matter how good things are going for them. These people drive me CRAZY! You just want to shake them and say "look at what you actually have! You're life is good! Do you know how blessed you really are?" Then there is the opposite. People that are dealing with such hardship that it would break the spirit of most other people. There are a few people that come to mind when I think of this. I have a friend who is in constant pain, every day of his life but he, under the weight of this pain, has one of the best attitudes of anyone I have ever met. You would never know from his deminor how much pain he is actually in, yet he is happy. I also know someone dealing with illness. This illness should have killed her and yet miraculously she has beaten the odds. Even at the height of her sickness you could completely forget because she never let on that anything was wrong. These people aren't in denial either, they just seem to have a way of knowing that what is going to happen will and that it will do no good to worry.
I love perspective. I have always looked at whatever situation with the thought that though it might seem bad it could be a whole lot worse! I even try to apply this to my self esteem. On days when I am the most frustrated with, for example, my weight there is someone else out there that would be happy to have my figure. Even though I pretend this can't possibly be true I know I have it far better than many others. Yes there is always someone that is going to be better than you BUT there are many that are worse off as well. Maybe the grass really isn't so green over there after all.
I have realized that all the blogging I did during lent might have given people the impression that I'm a sort of depressed and negative person. That really isn't the case. I do try to look on the bright side and I am immensely blessed in my life. It's just that I have always worked threw negative thoughts and feelings threw writing. This actually led my high school English teacher to ask me if I was suicidal. Then at other times he accused me completely unfairly of plagiarism. This may not be the best way to approach someone that you think could be unstable but that is another story.
So today I just wanted to encourage people to look at their lives and situations more positively. I'm sure we have all met someone who is a complete downer. Someone who never is happy no matter how good things are going for them. These people drive me CRAZY! You just want to shake them and say "look at what you actually have! You're life is good! Do you know how blessed you really are?" Then there is the opposite. People that are dealing with such hardship that it would break the spirit of most other people. There are a few people that come to mind when I think of this. I have a friend who is in constant pain, every day of his life but he, under the weight of this pain, has one of the best attitudes of anyone I have ever met. You would never know from his deminor how much pain he is actually in, yet he is happy. I also know someone dealing with illness. This illness should have killed her and yet miraculously she has beaten the odds. Even at the height of her sickness you could completely forget because she never let on that anything was wrong. These people aren't in denial either, they just seem to have a way of knowing that what is going to happen will and that it will do no good to worry.
I love perspective. I have always looked at whatever situation with the thought that though it might seem bad it could be a whole lot worse! I even try to apply this to my self esteem. On days when I am the most frustrated with, for example, my weight there is someone else out there that would be happy to have my figure. Even though I pretend this can't possibly be true I know I have it far better than many others. Yes there is always someone that is going to be better than you BUT there are many that are worse off as well. Maybe the grass really isn't so green over there after all.
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