I may be the only one that sometimes does this but Sometimes I get down and out saying "oh woa as me I have this mortgage that is going to take forever to pay or there is always something that comes along that makes me spend more money than I budgeted" Ugh. Then I read about the tons of people that can't find jobs, are struggling to pay bills and even struggling to eat. I just want to kick myself sometimes for getting on my pity party mentality. I think I am an upbeat person for the most part but just can't seem to not feel sorry for myself sometimes. I want to change that and start asking myself "what can I do for my community or that individual that is really struggling" instead of thinking about me all the time. I give to my church and also to our mission programs both locally and worldwide but sometimes I just want to do more. There are so many struggling.
Today at work we hear about all of our budget cuts that are about to take place because the sequester and it just is so disheartening. I work for our Area Agency on Aging and Disability so we do meals and home chores for people. This time besides cutting funding we are going to have to actually take some services from people. It is very sad to get this news. I wish I could do more and I definitely need to quit saying "woa as me" when so many out there are so much worse off than me.
Thinking of my Blessings
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First, be gentle with yourself. Many times I have down periods, and I am sure it is amplified by hormone/physical condition. It is not just will power to stay upbeat!!
Second, a very very good remedy is to go out and exercise somehow!! It works for me and there is plenty of science that shows endorphin release with hard exercise. I LOVE to walk, hike, bike. Not expensive happily! And I have a dog that would run for miles if I could. It's always the time to block out for doing this, but it works!
Third and final, birthdays for us middle aged are always a time of reflexion on 'what have I done with my life' don't you think? It's my bday tomorrow and believe me, I haven't done doodly squat with my life!! Ack. Maybe not 100% true, but certainly 99% true. :/
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