The Struggle is Overrated

*repost*

Oftentimes I blog here and other places because I need to vent about stuff. Though I have a lot of burdens on my shoulders lately, I really just wanted to take the time to write a "feel good" blog. I am blessed beyond measure, and sometimes I forget it because I'm so focused on what isn't the way I need it to be in my life. I forget to tell my friends and family that ARE there for me how much I appreciate them because I'm so annoyed with the people that aren't. I forget to thank God for the little blessings in life because I'm so focused on the struggle.

Recently, I was reading a friend's blog and she stated "the struggle is overrated" and that's about to be my motto. Sometimes we are so intent on being survivors, being soldiers in the struggle, showing how strong we are to all that will look and listen, that we don't take the time to be vulnerable and humble and thankful and all that good stuff. I'm done with that. The struggle IS overrated, and I vow on this day to be more thankful for what IS going right. To be content with the meagerness of my situation in preparation for what is to come. To not let the beauty of the moment slip away from me because I'm so busy trying to get more. Not to say that I'm not going to be constantly striving to be a better woman, it's just that I need to learn how to appreciate me and what I have (who I am, and who I have) in the now.
Starting now...