tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193106.post111207974209873237..comments2007-03-12T22:06:16.165-06:00Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05951682320258878397noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193106.post-1112108753571927592005-03-29T08:05:00.000-07:002005-03-29T08:05:00.000-07:00Yes. WE do seem to be an impatient society. <BR/><BR/>It's good that you recognize your struggles. Sometimes thats half the battle. It's also good you have goals. That accounts for at least another 25%. <BR/><BR/>Another thing to consider is that sometimes we struggle though things for reasons undirectly related to us. By that I mean that the strengths and the tools that we gain by surviving one of life's challenges may later come into play to benefit someone else who is not as strong or perhaps not as well equipped. <BR/><BR/>Conversley of course this means that no matter how grave... no matter how dire... no matter how alone we may feel, there are those around us who, like us, have been preparing to provide help and to bolster someone like us up. All we have to do is be humble enough and grateful enough to ask. <BR/><BR/>I believe that one of society's greatest weaknesses is that fact that while we recognize that we must be responsible for ourselves, we neglect to recognize that we were all put here together for a reason. <BR/><BR/>Hang in there. That's quite a brood you have. Someday they will prove to you the value of your struggles when they meet life with strength, goodness, and power.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193106.post-1112102414296595532005-03-29T06:20:00.000-07:002005-03-29T06:20:00.000-07:00I love the way you count your blessings - whether you are having a good day or bad. It is refreshing and even inspiring to meet someone who can let herself BE outwardly depressed and yet have the will to think optimistically while she is doing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com