Just stop!

Since I left the military and moved home, I've encountered a lot of negative in other peoples' lives. I know of one too many single mothers, two too many that are younger than they should be. I don't knock single mothers, because I was one! I don't take pity on their individual situations either, because I look at what few circumstances I know that led them to their paths, and none of it was forced upon them.

I see marriages hanging on by a thread. I see friends with health problems who choose to dwell on them rather than ignore them and focus on the positive in their lives. I've had parents cry to me about issues with their children, and when I offer the same advice that they've heard from others they choose to ignore it and find someone else to cry to instead.

My advice is for ALL of you to look at your life, right now. What do you not like about it? 2 months ago, I was MISERABLE! I was stressed out, on anti-depressants, no time or patience for my children, and no drive to be a wife to my husband. Why? My career was ruining the person that I wanted to be. What did I do? I lined up my ducks so I could LEAVE that job and transition my family into a life in which we could all be happy.

So look at your life, point out the things you do not like, and CHANGE THEM!! Sure, it's not easy... but this is YOUR life! You're gift from God. He did not give you a lifetime of breath to watch you waste them, being unhappy. He painted the skies for you, He filled your life with love, and He gave you the breath to enjoy every bit of it. If you're not enjoying it - look to Him and let Him guide you to happiness... Look within, odds are you already know the answer, MOTIVATE yourself to embrace the change that needs to happen.

Above all else... just stop bitching! You never know when the person you're bitching too has overcome far greater odds than you have, and your bitching sounds like petty queep... Stop bitching, and start LIVING!