Thank God for my Struggles
Thank God for my Struggles
“She who hath had an easy life will not be the changemaker. “
“She who hath been given the hard road can move mountains.”
To be a change-maker and bold voice in the realm of well-needed social change, you need fire in the belly. And that doesn’t come from an easy “sit by the pool” life. It comes from the burn of hardship, lying in the ashes and doing the grave-shift of struggle.
- You know the scalding heat of pain and not knowing how you’re going to “make it” from one day to the next.
- Your norm is survival, which brings with it momentum, more so than someone who is thriving without concerns.
- And you make no (or less) excuses. You simply get on with it one step at a time – often not knowing how things will pan out, but with the conviction it will. Somehow.
Here are some bold, somewhat provocative thoughts, and I’m happy to be challenged.
- The “easy-lifers” often have less empathy. A phone convo today with a young woman whose mother died of cancer, revealed an empathetic soul. She’s now wanting to help other teens and young adults suffer less following the loss of a parent. She’s empathy in action.
- The “easy-lifers” are often less generous. Many times, I’ve seen people with nothing give a lot, and others with loads of money be tight-pocketed. Imagine if the wealthy circulated their wealth for social causes instead of us sausage-sizzling our way to being able to get our social cause off the ground.
- The “easy-lifers” have a shallow life. Our life is broadened and deepened by the struggle, where it takes us and what it demands of us. We’ll get to our grave (deep one!) with some well-earned life lessons that money couldn’t buy. And we can kick-the-bucket with a degree of hard-earned pride of the mountains we’ve moved in our own lives and that of others.
So today I thank God for the grit I’ve gained from numerous “life-burns.” It fuels the fire in my belly to genuinely care about people’s welfare and be an advocate for them – all with depth of experience firing through my veins. And thanks to Mya who inspired me to new action including a donation / koha invitation to help women in their grief to advocacy transformational journey. Donate today if you’d like to help her get off the ground helping other young people navigate loss of a parent.
www.boldwomenspeak.com/donate I rise. We Rise.
