As much as we may try to set our lives up to feel like we're in control, there's very little that we actually have influence over. Life throws us curve balls every day, and the beauty of being human is that we rise to the occasion, often without even realizing it.
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Sometimes, It’s All I Can Do Not To Fall Apart
Loving my brother has been both the hardest and easiest thing I’ve ever done. Today he told me a shop owner shot him in the face with a BB gun. He’d over slept and was still there when the shop opened, but instead of telling my brother to move, he just shot him.
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Harmony is a Process Not a Destination
There are two ways we can look at life. First, as a gift. Second, as a right. Both have their merit, and these are only two sides of an infinite spectrum. Living at the extremes of our experience is neither sustainable nor enjoyable. As my therapist would remind me, it's not healthy to see the world through catastrophized thoughts or rely on toxic positivity to remain blind to our challenges. "What then," we may ask, "is the alternative?"