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Never Give Up Hope!
8 years ago
Copying this from my Facebook post I made earlier. Feel some of y'all my need the encouragement. Well in truth, we all need encouragement. As long as we draw breath, we're always in need of encouragement.
The New Year always seems to start out this way. It’s so gray, damp, & cold. These are the observations I made yesterday morning as I was sitting on my porch greeting the morning. Got to thinking about just how bad it has to get at times before we see the sunshine of something truly wonderful coming into our lives. Four years ago at this time I was a wreck. Prospects for employment seemed so very grim. So much of me just wanted to give up on everything. To quit trying as it seemed the sun would never come out again. My situation would never get better & I felt like a piece of worthless trash that just needed to be tossed aside. I didn’t give up though. I fought through all the pain and hardships. Truthfully I couldn’t do it on my own. Had such a great & caring support group of family and friends. To many of them I was such a complete ass yet they didn’t give up on me. So I didn’t give up on myself. I kept looking for the next door or even window to open. I prayed for guidance. It all paid off in the end. It took quite a while but it all came together eventually for my good. Now I’m at a job I enjoy & the blessings keep on coming. I’m so grateful for what I have now but I won’t forget the struggle that preceded all this. We all have to stumble & fall at times to truly move forward. It is indeed possible to move forward. We don’t need to be bogged down in a swamp of hopelessness, addictions, & other unhealthy attachments to people or things. One just needs to keep on moving! Also don’t be ashamed or afraid to accept help from other people, churches, or any charitable organization. They’re in place to help lift us up & give us a necessary push. Do not, however, depend solely on external help to get beyond a bad situation. A lot of work still needs to come from you & you alone. It’s not easy. Lord knows I know it’s not easy. You just have to take it one day at a time. You must always be vigilant for the next opportunity that may come along. The most important thing to remember is to not give up. You’re so much stronger than you or others may think. As these thoughts were going through my head, the sun began to peek through the clouds. A very nice assurance that yes, no matter how gloomy & gray things may be right now, the sun will indeed come out again.
In other news I plan to re-record that rendition I made of I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day. Good friend of mine had some nice suggestions about how I could improve it some. It does need improvement. It's so funny to me, I have no issue with singing in front of folks but me being recorded while singing...I go into super self-conscious mode as well as perfectionist mode. Not a very good combination at all. Happy 2017 friends. Do your best to make it as awesome as possible:)
The New Year always seems to start out this way. It’s so gray, damp, & cold. These are the observations I made yesterday morning as I was sitting on my porch greeting the morning. Got to thinking about just how bad it has to get at times before we see the sunshine of something truly wonderful coming into our lives. Four years ago at this time I was a wreck. Prospects for employment seemed so very grim. So much of me just wanted to give up on everything. To quit trying as it seemed the sun would never come out again. My situation would never get better & I felt like a piece of worthless trash that just needed to be tossed aside. I didn’t give up though. I fought through all the pain and hardships. Truthfully I couldn’t do it on my own. Had such a great & caring support group of family and friends. To many of them I was such a complete ass yet they didn’t give up on me. So I didn’t give up on myself. I kept looking for the next door or even window to open. I prayed for guidance. It all paid off in the end. It took quite a while but it all came together eventually for my good. Now I’m at a job I enjoy & the blessings keep on coming. I’m so grateful for what I have now but I won’t forget the struggle that preceded all this. We all have to stumble & fall at times to truly move forward. It is indeed possible to move forward. We don’t need to be bogged down in a swamp of hopelessness, addictions, & other unhealthy attachments to people or things. One just needs to keep on moving! Also don’t be ashamed or afraid to accept help from other people, churches, or any charitable organization. They’re in place to help lift us up & give us a necessary push. Do not, however, depend solely on external help to get beyond a bad situation. A lot of work still needs to come from you & you alone. It’s not easy. Lord knows I know it’s not easy. You just have to take it one day at a time. You must always be vigilant for the next opportunity that may come along. The most important thing to remember is to not give up. You’re so much stronger than you or others may think. As these thoughts were going through my head, the sun began to peek through the clouds. A very nice assurance that yes, no matter how gloomy & gray things may be right now, the sun will indeed come out again.
In other news I plan to re-record that rendition I made of I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day. Good friend of mine had some nice suggestions about how I could improve it some. It does need improvement. It's so funny to me, I have no issue with singing in front of folks but me being recorded while singing...I go into super self-conscious mode as well as perfectionist mode. Not a very good combination at all. Happy 2017 friends. Do your best to make it as awesome as possible:)
