There are easy things in life, we mishandle. The hard as well.
It is easy to smile, but not be content.
It is easy to encourage, but not take help.
It is easy to write the check, but not take the hit to the account.
It is easy to play nice on social media, but not always amid public gatherings.
It is easy to think that you have life the hardest, but not to see others hurting with their struggle.
Those are just some typical identifiers.
The way we deal with these feelings and emotions set us up for either failure or growth. We get to choose. I want my smile to come from being content, not just saving face. I want to be able to suck up my pride and ask or receive help without considering it to be a sign of weakness. I want to care less about what people really think when it involves my personal decisions, or even how I fix my hair or dress. I want to stay humble in my walk so that I do not dismiss another ones hurt while stewing on my own. I have been mishandling. Haven’t you? You see, the easy things, the hard things…they can all be mishandled. It is only when we find it within ourselves to learn from them that we can actually be free. Allow yourself to be. I will try as well.