EVER BEEN THROUGH A HARD TIME? & YOU'RE THINKING "IS THAT A TRICK QUESTION?"

WELL IF YOU'VE BEEN ON EARTH LONGER THAN, IDK, 5 MINUTES (lol) YOU MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED A HARD TIME.

If you've never experienced a let down or disappointed...CONGRATS!!!!!!!

For those of us who have...READ ON:
  
WHILE GOING THROUGH A HARD TIME SOME OF US TRY OUR BEST TO BE OPTIMISTIC, OTHERS OF US ARE DOWN RIGHT MISERABLE. EITHER WAY WE JUST CAN'T WAIT FOR A BREAKTHROUGH!!

I was going through a hard time...in my mind the hardest & in my world misery didn't love company. I found that when I was sad or mad or felt bad(ok...Can you tell I'm a fan of Dr. Suess? lol) I found that I didn't want company at all...understandable but it wound up being an unhealthy decision to isolate on my part...especially for the length of time that I shut the world out. I didn't realize that I was serving the depression but the depression wasn't serving me...AT ALL!!

I felt like I was running at the speed of light but I wasn't getting anywhere. I looked around and realized I was in a figurative "hamster wheel". How frustrating!! I was in trouble and I knew it. I was unhappy and extremely discontent. I felt like nobody in the world understood. I was alone. Anyone who tried to offer up advice...both they and their advice irritated me. Oh no! I'm sliding further down the rabbit hole. HELP!

So I'd cry and I'd pray and I'd pray and I'd cry...but on the plus side, I had 1 or 2 people that I felt comfortable enough to confide in...unfortunately all they could do is listen and sadly for me that just wasn't enough. How did I get here I wonder? When did things get so bad? How do I get out of this misery? When will things go back to HAPPY?

The answer: When I decided to be HAPPY!!

"WHAT??????? When you decided to be happy? C'mon...it couldn't have been that simple!"

I know that's what you're thinking...but YES, IT WAS JUST THAT SIMPLE!!

I tapped back into my POWER! Realized that I had a choice and I happily chose to say GOODBYE to the misery, the loneliness, the isolation & the bad feelings that readily came with all of that and then begin to revel in what makes me smile and laugh out loud...got back to being super productive and proactive and surrounding myself with people of positive like minds. I started eating better and working out this body of mine. I also had the opportunity to get closure on a few matters, be it friendships, relationships, business decisions etc...

& almost instantly...THERE SHE IS!!

THAT HAPPY GIRL IN THE MIRROR IS ME!!

SHE'S CONFIDENT!!

SHE'S CONTENT!!

SHE'S WHO I ALWAYS KNEW I WAS AND WHO I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE!!

...She was just hidden behind all of the bad feelings that often come hand in hand with an unsuspected overwhelming hardship.

Nevertheless, I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU AGAIN...HOW I'VE MISSED YOU! HOW I LOVE YOU! (Said while looking in the mirror...lol)

Feeling like the lyrics in that song, "I don't wanna close my eyes, I don't wanna fall asleep cause I'd miss you baby and I DON'T WANNA MISS A THING"!!

WELCOME BACK HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SEE, IF I CAN DO IT...YOU CAN DO IT TOO!! Go out and tell others how you got your HAPPY BACK!!!!!!!!! :) !!!!