Keep as positive as possible

[Hope4me1]

I just want all who are struggling to know that you are not alone. There are others who struggle, but remember there are those who rise above. Take care to get the proper care and know that you will have good days among the challenging. Know that this will not be forever. Strive for the best you can and know also there are people who have healed and beat this! I pray for all who need it and applaud all who are in a better place now in their lives.😊💕

[Starrlight]

I feel so broken. In pain. Exhausted. But you are right we can still do our best. We can take pride in giving what we can while struggling. I just helped out a stranger in need. It helps my heart feel alive. Thanks for your post Hope4me

[Agora1 in reply to Starrlight]

And I bet you did it without thinking twice Starrlight. We suffer but we

have hearts of gold. Life is Good with people like you in it. xx

[Starrlight in reply to Agora1]

Thank you Agora. You are always just around the corner 😆 Some things when we pay attention, give us opportunity to give and receive gifts ya know like the person I saw suffering allowed me to give which is the thing my heart needed and theirs as well. Are we selfish then for needing a refil...no because all of our hearts were meant to be filled up. I just love thinking about it. Love is it.

There was a time when my heart seemed like it just couldn’t get full since it was broken and maybe felt black and couldn’t help any other hearts either it seemed. I don’t exactly understand why hearts change in that way. Maybe we choose enough of the bad that it affects us this way until we come back to remember and do the good things?

Do you know why?

[Agora1 in reply to Starrlight]

Starrlight, I can only go by my own experience but I think there are times in our lives where we need to work on ourselves which doesn't leave much space to share with others. And that's okay. We must be fulfilled before we can reach out

to others. Even in struggling, as long as we have taken care of us first, we are more

than ready to bring happiness to another. And it feels good and so we are reinforced to do it again. Simple things I've done in my life, holding the door open

at a store for someone with a walker, offering to walk with a senior to their car

on an unexpected rainy day, protecting them with my umbrella, a simple smile can

make their day. But it makes our day 10 times over because it's about loving thy neighbor. It's about Love and not Hate. xx

[Starrlight in reply to Agora1]

Yeah true we do need to take care of us first don’t we. Thank you. I am reminded that as I was caring for my mom she told me I only care about myself. Well my heart hurt then because of her but she was wrong. It does remind me though that hurt and pain can make a heart feel misery and darkness but it’s our choice to do nice little things for people anyway like you say and It fulfills us.

[Hope4me1 in reply to Agora1]

We have to learn to love and respect ourselves before we can love and respect others. Once we have that light within, we can share its light with others in need. The more you give the more you are filled with the light!❤️

[Agora1 in reply to Hope4me1]

Love that Thank you xx