Grow Through What You Go Through

 Lauryn Hill said it best " And life squeezes so tight that I can't breathe," How true is that? How many times have you gotten so fed up with things, nothing seemed to go right but everything seemed to go wrong? Someone pissed you off, did something to hurt you, tried to break your spirit, how many times have you felt like so much was going wayward in your life that you didn't know what to do or how to cope? Feeling like you just wanted to give up (not in a literal sense) but just really wanted to put down your boxing gloves and forfeit the fight?

In life we're going to be faced with tests, trials, and tribulations that will help shape us into the people we are to be in the future. We question why is it that we have to suffer, or why everything seems to go wrong, it's like we want the rainbow without the storm, and life simply doesn't work like that. As cliche as it may sound everything does happen for a reason, and everything in life has a balance. There's a good and an evil, a right and a wrong, it's all part of life.

We're all going to face some kind of suffering during our life time and in the end it's not what you go through but how you grow through the situation. When something goes wrong in life you have to equip yourself with the right attitude to help you get through those hard times. When life is squeezing so tight that you can't breathe you have to squeeze back and not crumble under it all. The happiness you seek can very well be in your grasp if you just changed your thought process. Not an easy task, and it won't happen over night, but gradually you have to make an effort to be more positive. For example, don't focus on how much you hate your job, instead be thankful that you even have one. If you're tired of living with someone be thankful that you're not homeless, because for some it's reality.

Happiness is not a luxury, anyone no matter race or class can obtain happiness. You have to appreciate and recognize the small things in life and go from there. Don't jeopardize your sanity because somebody has the car or house, or the job you want. Focus on your happiness and instead of becoming a victim of circumstance be a survivor, and maybe one day your story can be inspiration to others.