I’ve been thinking about what I wanted to write my blog about this week. I looked through my — mom’s writing prompt book — I didn’t want to write about pets or my favorite relative this week. Since those were the next two topics in that book I decided against it. After giving it some more thought and seeing a bunch of posts from some FaceBook friends about struggles. And knowing that I’ve been going through some of my own this week, I thought that might be a good topic.
I’ve been told a number of times that people like to read upbeat blogs. Something that makes them happy or feel good about themselves, blah blah blah. I’m always trying to make sure my blogs are some what happy, but you know what, this week I figured if this blog is a bit on the downside then it will have to do for now. I might be able to put a happy spin on it. I guess we will find out by the end of this post.
Okay so here’s the deal everyone at some point in their life goes through a struggle or two. Most likely way more then that. Some people struggle with weight. They either can’t figure out how to loose it or they can’t seem to put enough on (My husband says that’s genetics). Some people struggle with exercising. They want to, but they don’t have the time or they have no where to go. Some people struggle with physical problems that they need medicine for. Some people struggle with their emotions. They may feel like they aren’t good enough for something. They might think they don’t have what it takes to do something or get through a rough time in their life. There is always some kind of a struggle for someone, somewhere.
I’ve been going through enough of my own struggles lately. I know this might seem silly, but I find if I don’t get a good sweat going when I’m exercising, I feel like that means I’m not doing it right or I’m not getting enough exercises done. Sometimes when I look in the mirror I think I look pretty good other times I think I look terrible. Then there are times when I struggle with my books. I see other authors I know doing so well with their books selling or people helping to get them promoted and I feel like why can’t I get my books to do that well. That might sound silly or maybe selfish, but that’s how I feel sometimes. There are times when my emotions will get the better of me through these struggles and more. Sometimes it almost feels like a constant thing.
I think when it comes right down to it, it depends on how each person deals with their struggles. Some people might be able to talk to a good friend, others their spouses and I think sometimes other may even need to talk with a phycologist. I imagine it all depends on the struggle and how bad it is.
I think for me and my struggles it would be a combination of things. I know I let my emotions get the better of me most of the time. Over coming that isn’t easy. Sometimes talking with my husband helps. Sometimes a word of encouragement from a friend helps. Sometimes waiting it out helps. Sometimes a good cry helps me. Sometimes I pray about it and ask God for help. You know what though, I really should be talking to God about it more then what I do. It’s funny how it can be so hard for me to leave my struggles in God’s hands. It shouldn’t be, but I am human after all. I wonder how we would all do if we gave ALL of our struggles to God ALL the time and let Him deal with them. I’m guessing we would all have way less struggles on our hands and we would feel a lot better about ourselves.
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Kathleen Smith is an indie author and blogger. She writes about miscarriages, what it was like losing her mom to cancer, what it was like growing up in Brooklyn and what’s it’s like living in Upstate New York. For more info you can read either Miscarriages My Story or Good-bye Brooklyn Hello Upstate