I just spoke to someone who is really going through it right now… and for a moment the man who is fairly good at stringing words together was speechless.
I write from the top of the dome. Sometimes scathing socio-political commentary at the hypocrisy and injustices that permeate our society. Sometime I attempt humor, because a warped mind like mines often sees the funny, whether anyone else is able to or not. Others, I attempt to inspire, because no matter the circumstance I see positivity as the only means of navigating the complexities and negativity of life.
All of this reads well on paper, yet, that makes it no less true. This person I recently spoke to is unfortunately one of several I know that is going through particularly trying times. My eventual words of staying positive were attempts to be supportive and encouraging. I believe them to my core, yet somehow the words felt hollow under the circumstances. He was just evicted, in part because a family member betrayed him by hiding payments from him. A week after the eviction he lost his job because of the time he had to take off to move and relocate his family. “Keep the faith” and words to “stay positive” just somehow did not seem adequate under the circumstances.
My world is a far cry from sunshine and roses every minute of every day…Hell maybe it is, today, compared to so many others. Yet, without details, rest assured it has not always been this way. It took a long time to get in this present space. It took a long time to truly believe the words I am so comfortable sharing and promoting to others. Perhaps I always believed them, but it took a while before they were actually part of my being and not merely words.
I say all of this, because the present circumstances of my life, the positivity, do not cloud my understanding of what it is like to be immersed and overwhelmed with despair. In fact it is that familiarity and knowledge that allows me to say the words understanding that in that moment for some they are only just words.
The words.. positivity…hope…faith…belief, are all real states of mind that must be in existence in order to overcome any type of adversity. The person I spoke to is facing a minimum of 2-3 really rough months. Yet, with a positive belief in himself, he will get through this. It will not be easy, but short of actually giving up, there is no other choice. Those aren’t just words… they are words to live by.
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