Thoughts | It gets better

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Since moving home from University last July I have really struggled to settle back into things at home. I felt like my life consisted of waiting around. Waiting to find a new job, waiting to make new friends, waiting for something to happen. All my friends at uni were off starting their new jobs and my friends back home where either planning their wedding or having babies. They all had a lot of exciting things happening in their lives and i felt left behind. There wasn't a lot going on in my life and It was very difficult to not compare my life to theirs. I felt like no matter how hard i tried things just didn't seem to get better or go the way i'd hoped they would. I started to feel very anxious about my life and struggled to stay positive about anything.

Its wasn't until recently that I was reminded that this part of my life wasn't going to last forever. I had spent every waking day for the last year wishing my life was different and hoping things would change and before i knew i had wasted a year being negative and down. I am learning to understand the value of each day and that what you do with that day matters. Life is comprised of the days that you live which turn into years. Instead of wasting each day that goes by wishing things would change i am learning to enjoy the good even when things aren't great and believe that things will get better.

It can be easy to lose sight of all the good things in our lives and become solely focused on the negative. Life has its ups and downs and just like the seasons in the year they come and go. Each season has its nice things about it and not so nice things but they don't last forever. Right now we are going into Autumn. I have never liked the autumn/winter season because it meant it gets darker quickly, snails are everywhere and its uncomfortably cold! but this year i'm actually looking forward to it. I'm excited to have cosy nights in, leaves changing colours, hot chocolate, bonfire night and lighting candles.  Each season has its beauty and not so beauty. Its all contingent upon your perspective.

Don't let a difficult situation dictate your life and trust the timing of your life.

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