The Sun Will Rise Tomorrow

Some days are harder than others, while thank the Almighty, others are a breeze. Today is like the calm after the storm for me. Life has had several challenges lately, and many of them have been self-imposed. I certainly know that life would be a lot easier if I would just do the things I am "supposed" to do 24/7. However, because we live here on earth and not on some perfect planet or dimension, I make mistakes, and thus I have to suffer the consequences.

I am, like most of us are, my own worst critic. Sometimes, the critic inside me simply has a louder voice than my self-preserving avdocate, and I end up having days during which my self-evaluation is that I do nothing right, that every failure ever experienced in life is a direct result of something that I did or did not do. After spending a period of time reflecting this apparent set of brutal truths, I came to these realizations, which I seem to need to continually come to: Life goes on. Mistakes happen. The sun will rise tomorrow. Some days are going to hurt, and you're going to find yourself praying to just make it through the moments 'til that next sunrise brings with it a new chance. With these realizations come the inevitable emotional, spiritual calming truths: I have another chance. No failure is a true failure until you decide not to try again. You are the same woman who has triumphed over so much, and certainly these current struggles do not measure equal or greater than those you've already defeated.

Today is that "next day" when the sun rises, and I see it for what it truly is: a new chance. I hope anyone and everyone who reads this can always find the path through, over, or around their struggles; that path often leads to deeper understanding, immeasurable strength, and spiritual growth.