Millions and Billions have had it Worse, so We (I) Should Not Complain or Fret

    Lately I can look at a few things negatively, and worse yet, be down on myself. And that is not good. Depression affected my mom, and likely affected other family members, so it makes me wonder some about me. Mental health is not always easy.

    

    I try to be a realist, with correct or accurate interpretations of things. I like to be optimistic, generally, but reality means that I cannot always see or expect everything to be cheery and hopeful. That includes me. I have plenty of things that I need to be better at, and more to the point, there are some things that I will never master nor achieve in this life.

    It is good to keep things in perspective, to know that I do have things in my life and my surroundings so much better than so many others. I have been blessed by so many people and circumstances all my life. No question, no doubt. Blessed, lucky, fortunate, favored. I can cite hundreds if not thousands of cases of millions and billions of people who have not had it as good as me.

    Therefore, I need to keep a stiff upper lip, or maintain and steady resolve, hold to mental resiliency, as I have been coached and trained and exhorted to do.

    I am a Christian, therefore I can rely on faith and the greater good of God that all things will work for my and others' good and favor. 

    Yes, many have had it worse than me. I have had friends and colleagues taking their own lives, thinking that things were not going to get better, as far as I understand.

    We all must hang on, stay strong, and do what we can. Never give up.

    Never. Give. Up.

    And look to the Lord and live. Preach it.

    Blog it.