Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines. --Satchel Paige
When children are tired they make their feelings very clear. They just sit down and start to cry. As adults, we may sometimes feel like a child, ready to sit down and give up. But we're not tired children anymore. We're grown-ups, living with responsibilities and duties.
Instead of giving up, we need to find another way of handling responsibilities. To begin with, we can ask for help. There are others who can help with meals, family care, and household duties. We can also rearrange our schedules so we're not doing too much at one time and not enough at other times. Whenever we feel like giving up under the pressure of responsibilities, we can remember there are always solutions. Nothing is cast in stone unless we want it to be.
Today I can begin thinking about making changes in my responsibilities. I can ask for help and do some rearranging, so no day is overwhelming.
-- Edited by Quetzal at 02:57, 2006-09-24
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Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss
I wonder if I am interpreting this reading wrong. As an adult I find I still sit down and cry. I spent years using alcohol and drugs to push away the feelings and tears I dared not look feel or share. Today I sit and feel what I have to feel, and at times tears come with those feelings. Even as a grown-up I can continue with responsibilities and sit down and rest for a while.
I have also learned how to ask for help too. For me, I get to do both. To sit and give in for a while and to also ask for help when I need it. My thought for the day. Thanks for the post.
Jo-Anne
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I granted myself the gift of sobriety and found my spirit.
