The Struggle is Real and Alive....

" Everyone hurts, Everyone Fails, Everyone has the urge to throw in the towel"...

 Whenever I think of life, I think of this poem by Langston Hughes, "Mother to Son"

Well, son, I'll tell you:
Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
It's had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor --
Bare.
But all the time
I'se been a-climbin' on,
And reachin' landin's,
And turnin' corners,
And sometimes goin' in the dark
Where there ain't been no light.
So boy, don't you turn back.
Don't you set down on the steps
'Cause you finds it's kinder hard.
Don't you fall now --
For I'se still goin', honey,
I'se still climbin',
And life for me ain't been no crystal stair.

This struggle is nothing new to world. To me though, it just seems as though it's gotten harder. We all go through, we all want to give up.. But I'm learning if you stay strong and don't give up, there's something waiting at the end PEACE!

My 1st year in Atl was a definite struggle. Not because I couldn't survive but because I had left what was familiar and launched into my unfamiliar phase. Yes, I had family scattered throughout Georgia but they all are at least 40-45 minutes from me. However, this adjustment wasn't about them but about me. It was such a blessing that everything I needed was right in my area. Li's school was/is down the rd, shopping plaza up the street, a bus line was convient and church was within a 20-25minute drive.

But for some the struggle is more that just adjusting. It's the mere challenge of surviving. Beating the odds and living. Keeping a decent paying job, maintaining a home AND ALL the other obstacles we face.

I laugh at the commercial " I have no money because I don't have a job, I don't have a job because I didn't go to school......" But that's the fate for many people. It's sad but true. Will I ever catch a break, will I ever get out of this runt?
Sometimes, we have to go through it to become better. There's strength to be found every time to hear the word no. For every dark cloud, there's a cloud that's going to move and allow the sun to shine through but you have to stay encouraged.

I haven't blogged on a Sunday in a long time but I couldn't let the day place without encouraging someone to Fight thru their struggle!!

It's going to get better,
Signed,
I Held On~