In perhaps everyone's case, we all rarely take our own advice. For one reason or another it just happens to be so, until we have another person direct that advice back at us. Usually when I give people advice, it's because I've learned from my own experiences or have seen too much from an outsider's perspective. But there are days where my advice isn't advice. For me, it is a form of comfort and support I have given myself to pull through the more mentally and emotionally exhausting days. Basically a reminder to breathe and to take it one day at a time :)
Everyone has different circumstances, but certainly everyone deals with tough love right? Whether it be with family, friends, or lovers...the one coinciding point is that some days you just don't know how to deal with them. It's so hard to hold back from saying something crude, or from doing something hurtful, but somehow you manage to right? Tough love. We overcome that feeling and move on. But for the days that you just want to break down right there and then or explode, here's a little something I wrote out for myself that I hope will help others also fight on.
"In life, everything is about balance. And trying to achieve that balance is living through both the bad and good. Building up character, becoming wiser, maturing emotionally and mentally is a life long process. You learn to laugh during the happy times, endure the sad times and speak up when pain only hurts the process. You discover not everything in life is a given and you fight with all you got to prove you deserve it. While the things you take for granted, you discover you must cherish and be grateful for constantly because it can disappear in an instant.
People will tear you down and people will lift you up. And you will constantly do the same in return; whether it be intentionally or not. All I can say is, if you're aware of this, try to be the better person. Be the one who can love and endure. Be the person who can give a helping hand when needed. Be the person who knows when to say "No. This is wrong." and refuses to aid someone because it enables them rather than grow. Life will be horrible in return more than often, so balance it out and be the better person for others and more importantly--yourself."
