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| Topic Started: Feb 23 2009, 02:21 PM (142 Views) | |
| Astennu | Feb 23 2009, 02:21 PM Post #1 |
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On days like today it is hard to get up, get going, or even keep going. I don't feel well, as I have a cold and I am experiencing the beginnings of a migraine. All I want to do is just stay in bed and let things run their course (i.e. just sleep and wake up and feel somewhat better, especially with the migraine). But, that is just the pain and all that talking. Instead I ask Aten to help me find strength and I go about my day (albeit, a little slower than normal). It is easy to just stop and say "I can't do it." The harder path is saying "I can." It may be hard (very hard, actually), but I simply draw upon inner strength and the knowledge that Aten is with me. Slowly but surely I take step after step through my day and hope I can make it until the end. |
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| Astennu | Feb 24 2009, 12:23 PM Post #2 |
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It was far from easy, and multiple people told me I should have called in to work, but I did make it through the day. Sometimes I find it better to keep going than to wallow in my pain. I help no one, including myself, by just accepting the pain and just staying in bed refusing to budge. But, by getting up I aknowledge the pain, but draw upon my inner strength and the presence of Aten to keep going. I find that my abilities are greater than I thought, and I expand the boarders of what I can do. Now, I will admit that isn't possible all the time (especially when it comes to migraines). I have spent many years learning to deal with the pain and suffering caused by migraines, and while it has taught me a great deal of self-control I wouldn't suggest that path to anyone. I had no choice of paths and could only deal with what I was given. It was not easy, in fact it was so hard that there are not words, but I have slowly learned how to keep going. But, I can't always do so. Migraines can be, and sometimes are, extremely bad and no amount of self-control can help sometimes. |
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| Astennu | Feb 24 2009, 02:37 PM Post #3 |
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There are times in our lives when bad things happen and we stop and ask "Why me?" Different circumstances lead us there at different times, and we have all been there at some time or another. I know I have, and lately I have looked around at what has been going on in my life and noticed that a lot of things (mostly beyond my control at that time) went wrong. But, I didn't stop and ask "Why me?" Instead I stopped and thanked Aten for what I do have. I have friends who are there when I need them. I have family there when I need them. I have a loved one there when I need him. Most importantly, I have Aten there even when I do not need Him. I did what I did when I had the cold and migraine yesterday, I put one foot in front of the other and slowly made my way. I didn't run, but walked and was sometimes carried. However, I still kept going forward even though it was hard. I stop and look at what has gone right, and realize that those things are more important than what is wrong. I stop and ask for help, because there are times I cannot walk the path alone. I stop and feel the presence of Aten, because He is always with me. I stop and realize that things will get better and that I am not, and never have been, alone. |
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| Astennu | Feb 25 2009, 02:40 AM Post #4 |
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When I think of Hardship (yes, with a capital H!), I think of my aunt. All of her life she has been confined to a wheel chair and is developmentally disabled. She has had to struggle for almost everything she has, and has had to deal with some very tough issues. I remember when she used to be a lot happier, before she realized that she could never get any better than she is. While she isn't as care free as she once was, she has never given up. Even after Grandpa B's death, she kept going. I must say that she has an inner strength that I envy sometimes. I also stop at work sometimes (I work with lower functioning developmentally disabled individuals) and realize just how hard life has been for them. Yet, those same people are some of the happiest people I have ever met. When I am having a bad day, it helps to go to work because seeing them reminds me that what I am going through is nothing compared to them. They had to deal with things I don't want to imagine. Not only that, but they learned how to overcome their problems or work around them. |
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| Astennu | Mar 8 2009, 11:18 PM Post #5 |
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There are times when we cannot help but stop and let events happen, and simply let them overtake us. Today, I had another migraine and this one has been quite a big one. I ended up calling off work and sleeping throughout the day, waking only to throw up. Sometimes, life must be experienced in the same way. Events happen that we simply cannot deal with, no matter how hard we try to overcome whatever happens the best we can do is to sometimes let things happen and do the best we can. During these times we must feel the comfort of family, friends, loved ones, and the presence of Aten. Always remember that He is with us always, through the good times and the bad. |
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