Cry Me A River by CATHERINE TYSON, MSW
So life has got you down in the dumps and you have invited
busy complaining to even wonder or ask them. There are folks
everyone you know to your pity party. Your parents didn’t love
that we say “hello, how are you” to, and 1 hour later we are still
you and continue to let you down. You were abandoned as a child.
standing there hearing about how tough and terrible things are for
Your best friend ran off with your boyfriend in high school and
them. What happens the next time we see them? We walk fast the
your favorite pet just died. Sad, yes, life changing, maybe, hopeless,
other way to avoid them or hide so they don’t see us because we are
never! Why because you are reading this and that means that you
simply tired of being dragged down by their mess or their constant
have been given a new day to do better, get better, and be better.
sob stories.
Now don’t get me wrong, the pity party may just be what the doctor ordered; A nice tub of Haagan Daz ice cream , a tear jerker movie
Don’t be one of those folks!
and your buddy that will listen to you moan about your sorry life the whole night if need be may be the best thing to do at that
Find that friend, that quiet place, get on those needs and cry that
moment in your life. But get this, it is only a moment in your life
river and then move on. The quicker you do this the better! Forgive
and should be journeyed through as quickly as you journeyed there
your parents, they probably did the best that they knew how and
so you can get back to living. More probably if you are stuck, it is
you are now responsible to fix yourself. Get another pet, life is
because you are sitting in some mess that you are choosing to not
about transition and change where pets die and for Heaven’s sake,
get out of. When you notice that your buddy no longer wants to
your friend is not your friend if she ran off with your boyfriend and
hear your stuff, let that be a wake up call that it is time for you to be
you are better off without those two unscrupulous people in your
singing a different tune.
life anyway. You can even thank God that you dodged that bullet and count your blessings!
Life is what we make it and yes yours may have had its ups and downs but every one of us has a story, some a bit sadder than
So dry your eyes, fix your hair, and face the world. There is more
others, but nevertheless we all have a story. When we look at
out there ready for the taking and waiting on you to get it. Armour
others and start to burden them down with the problems in our
yourself with a smile, some hope, a nice does of integrity and a
lives it would surprise us to know the stuff that they might have
heart full of prayer and you will be well on your way.
endured are currently going through but often times we are too
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