Let the Walls of Self-Pity Crumble

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Some of the strongest people I know are the ones who have been drawn to their knees in moments of weakness and still came out of it with songs of praises on their lips.





Why is it so often in society we tend to look more at our physical health than our emotional? We tend not to take the emotional aspects of our life seriously, or we become so wrapped up in them we find ourselves being one of those people we want to avoid, You know the type the one’s who can never have a word of praise on their lips, instead it is a complaint.





“When we make up or minds to take our emotional health seriously, we will do whatever is necessary to take care of ourselves.” (Clairmont 11)





I do not believe taking care of our emotional health involves sitting around in a constant state of self pity. It does not involve always looking at your situation and seeing it as worse than someone elses. The truth is you do not want to go there, because you are always going to find someone who has more reason to complain than you do. Yet they are often the greatest vessels.







“More times than I would like to admit, I’ve emotionally slammed on the brakes of my frustration in front of a loved one in an attempt to get him to hear me. I’ve tried to force that person off his road with a barrage of complaints and accusations so he would stop and pay attention, or I’ve done so as an act of…