I have had an unbelievable week.
Things have happened that I never could have imagined in my wildest dreams.
I’ve found myself entirely speechless and completely caught off guard a lot lately. It’s like my life becomes more surreal by the day.
I find myself okay one moment, and then the very next, my eyes have welled up with tears and the lump in my throat is back again.
I’ve been on this rollercoaster ride of emotion all summer, and it just seems to keep on getting more intense.
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All these surprises and life-altering events have taught me something, though.
You just never truly know what someone else is thinking or going through.
Every single person out there is dealing with their own problems. Everyone is fighting some kind of battle. Some people are able to hide it better than others, but it doesn’t mean that they don’t hurt too.
Being human is an incredibly complex thing.
We’re all doing our best — but sometimes, even our best isn’t enough.
That’s why, above all, we need to learn the art of forgiveness.
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People we love will royally screw up. They’ll break our hearts, even if it was never on purpose.
They might have had the best intentions, but somewhere along the way, they got off track. Life became too much to handle, and they couldn’t keep up.
Haven’t we all been there before?
Haven’t we all felt what it’s like to be doing all you can just to stay afloat? To keep your head above water?
It’s an almost impossible place to live from, and yet, many of us are doing just that on a daily basis.
We’re fighting our own demons, along with the pressures and stresses of daily life. We’re trying to “do it all,” and we never quite measure up.
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So remember to be kind to people.
When someone lets you down, see if you can seek to understand them instead of shutting them out.
See if you can find compassion for what they’re going through by placing yourself in their shoes, and then try to find it in your heart to forgive them.
They may not be perfect, but who is?
People are always going to be imperfect — but that doesn’t mean they aren’t worth loving.
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This post was previously published on medium.com.
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