Stop & read this RIGHT NOW - you have 3 minutes, just do it.
I was just talking to another dear friend (bringing this to a total of about 5) who feels defeated and sad and burdened with all sorts of things, and it is really beginning to impair the way they function.
It's cyclical, this being defeated thing you're talking about. It's happening to most everyone I know and love right now, and I think it has a lot to do with our collective perceptions about everything going on in our lives. It is also very heavily reliant on the change of seasons that is about to happen, always this time of year that makes people crazy. We're doing all of this unconscious yearing and longing and pining for the final death of winter to go ahead and happen, because our bodies are ready for the rebirth and renewal of spring to cleanse us with its warmth and color. As a result, everything is taken out of context and taken WAY too seriously. We're aggravated and easily annoyed by stuff that normally doesn't get to us like it has lately.
Hold on, it's all about to get a LOT better once the earth starts being nice again. Just hold on a bit longer and try not to take things so seriously. And remember that I love you all, and that if nothing else in this world, I'm your fan, your friend, your cheerleader, a pillow under you when you fall, and a comfortable silence when you just need something and don't know what it is - I'm all of those things and a lot more. Chill out and hang on so you can be this for someone else soon.
You are spot on. I feel I have been living with an extremely heavy cloak which encompasses me and slows my progression as a person. I recently received some supportive news from home which has reenforced me and has helped me to shake this cloak off and finally feel good about myself. I know I still have a HUGE road ahead but now with my maternal family on board as well as my "online" one, I know I can succeed.
I told a good friend of mine basically the same thing the other day... but I've been having trouble following my own advice. It really helps to "hear" it from someone else.
Hi, I don't know what the LJ etiquette is about commenting on entries of people who are not your mutual friends, but I just had to say that this entry really hit home with me. I have been told by other friends that everything is going to be okay, in a while, but it actually really helped to hear that other people are feeling the same way, and that we're all going to be happier again soon. Thanks!!
As cheesy as it sounds, you're right. Sometimes good things will happen when you least expect them. I FINALLY was hired for a full-time job in my profession after not having one for six years and living off cobbled-together part-time work to pay the bills. Now my biggest problem is being worried about my first day tomorrow (dammit, it never ends, it's always something, lol) - but I'm grateful that has replaced "eating" "living" and "paying for heat" for a change.
Thank you for this message today, Jude. It is really timely for me, as I am going through a low spot myself right now. I really appreciate your sentiments, and I am going to try to take your words to heart today.
To cheer myself up, I am also going to go get the new Mary Chapin Carpenter album that came out today, The Calling. Get out there and get one for yourself! :)
Thank you for the words of wisdom.
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If you needed to hear it, then that was what it was for.