Life is all about growth. As children, we long to be “grown up”, but it’s always to attain the unattainable. To be old enough to drive, to date, to vote, to drink. But what we never consider as kids is the dark side that comes with all the good. The need for money, a steady job, the balance between work and play, a career to sustain ourselves.
And, we now live in an uncertain time. Who, as a child, ever thought they would live in such dark days? I can say that I certainly didn’t. But, because I am an adult in this ever changing world, I am still scared at times. Scared for what the future holds, and what this world is coming to. I have never felt powerless, but I do feel discouraged.
But, I am not going to give up. That’s just not in my nature, and it’s not what I believe in. Things will get better. They always do. Nothing is ever stuck as it is, but it takes determination and strength to weather this storm. And I will survive. Sure, times are tough financially. I have worried about it, but wringing my hands in fear isn’t going to make things better. I am the only one who can make things change for myself, and I take it one day at a time.
If only everyone could adopt that mindset, well then, we wouldn’t be in such bad shape. And who knows, things could change enough to where people do begin to think like that. To want to change their own fate. To control their futures instead of fearing their present.
