Good evening new friends
The purpose of this blog is to capture the myriad of thoughts, feelings and conclusions that have come and gone within me over the last few months.
Isn't it funny how we have to go very far into the 'darker places' before we can see our way out?
Yet I am out the other side, even though my circumstances have not altered at all.
A month ago I was seriously depressed, unable to interact with friends, had no drive or desire for life, and was simply going through life's motions.
However as much as I am feeling better I do not think we can say conclusively that we may never go back there. In fact I believe that it is only through daily, if not hourly or by the minute, that we have to consciously choose our responses to life. And, yes, for me right now, it is as exhausting as it sounds. But the energy and effort is worth it. I look forward to sharing my insights.
It is not the adversity that life deal us, but how we continue to find joy in life that determines our character.
I found this thought daunting, as I knew that adversity had and continued to floor me day in and day out. Having 'character' is very hard. Not for the faint hearted, or those who want immediate gratification.
Self discipline is doing what you need to do, when you need to do it, not matter whether you FEEL like doing it or not.
Now that has got to be one of the hardest idioms to live by - at least for someone with my personality type.
So anyway, you are getting the gist of where I want to go with this. More later.
Cheers
Jane
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