Life is tough

Gee life is tough! Does anybody else besides me think that life can sometimes just be too tough to handle – especially by yourself?

I am lucky. In my job I have lots of love people to help me feel better about myself. They encourage me to keep going and they point me towards the light at the end of the tunnel. When I talk about some of the tough stuff in my life to a certain group of people, I always walk away feeling like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders and that everything is going to be OK.

I would like to encourage you this week to keep your eye on the people in your life. Just being prepared to listen is such an amazing thing one person can do for another. Being able to share the load with someone else always seems to halve the burden.

It is as simple as saying “Hello, how are you? I noticed you looked a little down today and not your cheery self! Is everything alright or are you just a million miles away thinking about things?”

However, it is not about finding out what is wrong with them or hearing someone’s life story, it is just about letting them know that you noticed them and you care.

Do to others as you would have them do to you. I like to know people care about me – don’t you? I am here to listen.