Am I Tough Enough?

 

When it rains, it pours.

What doesn’t kill us, makes us stronger.

Bad news comes in streaks.

What are some other phrases that express when people are going through difficult times that just seem to keep coming?

I truly do believe that life is a journey and we have to experience it all at the fullest, so we don’t cheat ourselves.  Every experience is a learning experience, you just have to be open to the lesson.  But, I’m having a difficult time understanding when there are times where it seems like there is no end to the amount of fires that need to be put out. 

What I’m speaking of are life shattering, serious things.  Not little things like, “My car broke down and I don’t have enough money to fix it.”  I wish. I’m talking about things that work at destroying the core of those involved.

So, I have to believe there is a reason for it: Either it hasn’t been fully addressed and/or there is much, much more than meets the eye that needs to come to light.  But, the universe/God is bringing it to the forefront.  I feel that we must go right through journeys and not try to escape discomfort to go around it.  In my opinion, we can’t let things take their own course, it doesn’t work like that.  I feel we need to be an active participant in life, otherwise what is the point of having free will? 

One of the toughest things for me is to watch those I love continually go through pain and anguish.  Some people need that pain and anguish as catalyst for change.  Some people will wallow in it instead, playing the victim, perpetuating the cycle over and over.

And I keep wondering what my role needs to be here.  I’m guessing emotional wreck is not it.   I’m wondering if I have what it takes to be stay strong, be supportive and not let it consume me.  These are the days I wish superheroes were real.

How do you move forward and stay productive when the world seems to be crashing in around you?