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When Life Knocks You Down

When things just aren't going your way, just remember this...

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When Life Knocks You Down
Lewis Simonson

Life has been kicking your butt. Work isn't going well or school isn't going well or you are having relationships issues with a significant other or just your friends. This is when you'd say that life has knocked you down.

No week is ever going to be perfect. Hell, no day will ever be perfect. Every single day, life brings new highs and life brings new lows. You never see either of them coming and even if you do, life pulls a fast one and switches it up on you. This isn't something that you alone are experiencing. This isn't the world just being cruel to you. Everybody goes through this and everyone just has these miserable, miserable days. The only thing is, this is life and life is not fair.

The only thing that you can do when life knocks you down is to get up, stand up, and head straight into the storm. You cannot sit there and feel sorry for yourself because no one else will. Everyone has their own problems to take care of which means they do not have time to stop and pity you. You have to remember that these problems are not here to stay. The sooner you take them on, the sooner they will be gone and you can push them out of your mind. The only way to do this is for YOU to not whine or cry about how life isn't fair, but to say screw it and crush the day.

One of my favorite sayings is "Carpe diem". If you are unfamiliar with this, it is a Latin aphorism that simply means "seize the day". It is so simple, yet so deep. If you wake up tired or a little under the weather, but you have things you have to do and things that need to be done, then carpe diem. They won't get done unless YOU get them done. Don't let these minor inconveniences eat away at your already very limited time. Buck up and suck it up and carpe diem.

Personally, I have a problem with this that I have been trying to work on. For me, when life starts to knock me down, I tend to buckle and completely collapse. It is not what I want to happen and I try my hardest to prevent it, but sometimes, for me, it is just inevitable. I am working my hardest every day to push through all of these little things to prevent an ultimate collapse. One day, I will get there where a small problem isn't going to force me away from doing something. One thing that is helping me is the people that I surround myself with. My friends hold me accountable just as I hold them accountable. Sometimes, you can't take on life alone and having people around you that truly care about you is one of the most important things that you can have.

Moral of the story, don't give up and don't let small things buckle you all the way to the ground. You can do this just as I can do this. We are in this together and we will hold each other accountable. Carpe diem.

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