I have a friend whose blog entry today, “Keep Smiling,” really hit home with me. She got it right on when she stated that everyone has struggles. While my struggles may seem small to you, or yours to me, that doesn’t make them less valid. I may not be struggling with (for example) divorce, unemployment, health problems, etc., my struggles are as all-encompassing to me as yours are to you.
Dawn so beautifully points out that struggles will always be a part of life and that we can endure them by focusing on the good. Hence the “keep smiling” part. It sounds so simple and so difficult at the same time. Some days the good is so obvious that it’s easy to focus on it. It’s when that “good” is more difficult to find that it is probably the most important time to find it.
At the risk of sounding like Pollyanna, I really believe that there really is good in every situation, maybe not on the surface, but it’s there. Take, for example, a friend of mine who has a HORRIBLE disease. There is NOTHING good about this disease. This person is honestly sweetest, kindest, most amazing woman I’ve ever met. This disease is hers not because she did something wrong, but just because it’s hers.
Where’s the good in this, you ask? It’s there. Maybe not for her, although I’m sure she’s thankful for many things still, but I know I’ve benefitted from her disease. I have learned to really appreciate life. I mean REALLY appreciate each day, even as dull and mundane as some are.
I’m also certain it’s in YOU too. You can find the good within the bad. Try it!
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