Are you going through storms or tough times right now in your life?
By magnet
@magnet (2087)
United States
August 10, 2007 3:25pm CST
Are you going through? I am mostly content,but I'm going through alittle. Earlier today I was so depressed and feeling sorry for myself. I just have to lift my head up and get over it and smile. I am fine now.Sometimes I just need to spend time alone and just stay focused. I might be feeling down for a while but I still have to stay strong because the joy of the Lord is my strength. I don't know how I could survive if I did not have God in my life.
When people are going through tough times, they often go underground and become missing in action. They don't want to be seen. They don't answer the phone. They place themselves on lock down because of the shame, stress and overwhelming burdens. In recent months I have seen an increase in the number of people who are taking care of their parents or children with declining health issues. They feel isolated and burdened. It can be difficult to turn things around in your life and recover after divorce, financial setbacks, illness or long periods of unemployment. Some people can recover and bounce back quickly and for some it may take months and even years to fully recover from dramatic life changes. Your past poor choices or circumstances beyond your control can really shake your confidence and faith. Unfortunately, bad things do happen to good people. But only the strong survive. Instead of hiding with shame, stress and embarrassment, make that u-turn in your life. Take your life back. Dream again. Believe again. Plan again. Pray again. Live again. Reach out to others. Come out of your cave of isolation and depression. Be optimistic and keep pressin on. Where you are now is not your place of destiny. Go and take your life back --- your joy --- your faith, your health --- your wealth --- your purpose --- your blessings. Begin to tell yourself that something great is about to happen. Claim that this will be your breakthrough year. Know right now that God's goodness and mercy shall follow you all the days of your life. Conquer the habit of procrastination and know that anything is possible with faith and action." ~ Jewel Diamond Taylor
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@derek_a (10873)
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11 Aug 07
I have been a Zen practitioner for the last 25+ years and through my zazen (Zen meditation) I recognise life as a roller-coaster. That is you get the troughs and the highs. My philosophy is, that if you are going down into a trough, if your fight and resist it, you may manage to put on the brakes of "roller-coaster car of life" and slow your momentum. This will make it difficult to get up the other side.. When I'm down, I'm down and that is OK. When I'm up I'm up, and that is OK. On both counts I am OK, even when I'm not! LOL.... Derek :-)
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@magnet (2087)
• United States
11 Aug 07
Thanks I don't know what a Zen practioner does. Is it something like a form of Buddism meditation? or message therapy. I had to take a philosophy class as part of my electives in school and we talked briefly on the subject and a whole bunch of other stuff, but it was totally confusing.
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@nayore (2)
• Kenya
11 Aug 07
Thank you all for your comments. I have been going though so much in life also, but I have realised that when I share with friends and open up I get positive thoughts that all helping me rise up again. Thank you again for your stories and already encouraged and inspired.
@whyaskq (7523)
• Singapore
11 Aug 07
Hi, hope your magnetic rays radiate across the world and bring the positive energy to the many depressed around and reinforce the positiveness of the already optimists. You have a good message in your discussion which is a good inspiration even for the motivated. Thank you for sharing :)
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@Lydia1901 (16351)
• United States
3 Nov 07
Well Magnet, I hope that all is a little better for you now. I am very content with my life right now and I think my bad days are over for a long time. Thanks for asking by the way.
@soccermom (3198)
• United States
10 Aug 07
I really needed to read this right now. I've had th emost rotten week, heavy rains caused the side of my house to cave in, the estimate came back at close to $20,000 to fix it, no money, one of my favorite policyholders passed away because he didn't get a liver transplant inn time, another one of my favorites came in and told me he has lung cancer, plus all the other daily issues we face as spouses, parents and so on. I locked the door to my office and was sitting here in tears. But you know what? You're right. This is not my destiny, I will press on and be strong. Thank you for such an uplifting post, maybe it's fate that I ran across it, but it really put a perspective on things.
@sukumar794 (5040)
• Thiruvananthapuram, India
11 Aug 07
My present life is replete with storms major and minor. Peace of mind is lost..at times I feel as if I am not going to bbe redeemed of the misfortune. Ful of personal worries and financial insecurity it is one hell of a life.Yet I am not losing hope and console myself on the belief that God will set everything right. thanks for the good advice posting.
