Momma Said there would be days like these

There are times when it seems like things are going right for everyone you know, everyone except you that is.   There isn’t a way to escape it, we all have times when discouragement tries to sneak in and steal our joy.   

How do you handle those days?  Do you call in sick, wrap up in your blanket of misery and wish you could disappear?  Do you begrudge the good that is happening to those you know and love? 

It’s difficult to remember that we control our emotions not the other way around.  My grandma used to tell me, Rome wasn’t built in a day.  I would look at her like she was crazy.  Now as an adult I completely understand what she was telling me.  Successful people don’t wake up successful.  There isn’t a success fairy flying around shaking her fairy success dust on people and DING, their life changes completely.   That is how it goes.  Successful people work at it, day in and day out.  They struggle through the hard times, work their way through the mundane times and fight discouragement. 

The key is Successful people don’t give up.  Quitting isn’t an option.  You have heard the saying ‘if at first you don’t succeed, try try again’.  Interesting the saying isn’t ‘if at first you don’t wake up with a golden spoon in your mouth, go back to bed and wake up again’.    No it is TRY TRY again…

So on slow days, the discouraging days when it seems like you are swimming through mud – Stay focused. 

RE-evaluate   make sure you are investing your energy properly

RE-Focus       don’t lose sight of the goal. The journey isn’t always easy but it is worth it.

RE-energize   Take time to be grateful and remind yourself ‘momma said there would be days like these’ I can and will make it.

You haven’t had a day you didn’t make it through yet.  Not one day in your life has been a complete failure – You are still here, still making it through.