The world is tough

The world is tough:

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The world is tough.

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Brutal.

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Horrible.

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Waits for no one.

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Doesn’t care about you.

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It’s you against you.

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Always has been.

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Always will be.

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Some of us get lucky.

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We get a head start.

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Privilege.

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Opportunity.

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Good role models.

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Good relationships.

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Nurturing environment.

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Some of us don’t.

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Single parent household.

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Around a lot of drugs and alcohol.

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No good role models.

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No love around us.

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That world exists for so many.

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Those just trying to survive.

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Just trying to make it through the day.

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Trying to support their family when they can barely support themselves.

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Sorry to say this, but it will get tougher.

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Harder.

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Inflation is here.

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An economic policy that is so destructive for the bottom rungs of society.

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It ruins your purchasing power.

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Your quality of life diminishes.

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Your money doesn’t keep up with costs.

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Soon you’re choosing between putting food on the table and heating your house.

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That’s the reality for so many.

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It’s tough.

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It’s brutal.

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But even in those moments, you have to remain grateful.

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Look at what you have.

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Don’t focus on what you don’t.

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There is good in your life.

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There is good in everyone’s life.

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You just need to notice it.

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You need to be present.

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To be fully aware of everything around you.

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Then try your best.

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That’s it.

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Try to be the best version of yourself you can.

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Show up as much as possible.

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Even on the hard days.

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Put one foot in front of the other.

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Then look for the happiness around you.

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The sun being out.

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A funny video.

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Ticking something off your bucket list.

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Something as small as you woke up healthy today.

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Don’t take those moments for granted.

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As Alan Watts said - 

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‘We thought of life by analogy with a journey, with a pilgrimage, which had serious purpose in the end, and the thing was to get to that thing at the end. Success or whatever it is, or maybe heaven after you’re dead.

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But we missed the point the whole way along.

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It was a musical thing and you were supposed to sing or dance while the music was playing.’

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So sing and dance.

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Even when it’s hard.

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Even when the world is brutal.

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Learn to find joy in the pain.

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Joy in the suffering.

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Joy in the difficulty.

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To do this, you need to be present more.

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To focus more on the moment in front of you.

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Give yourself grace.

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Give yourself a break.

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Stop being so hard on yourself.

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Don’t make your world tougher.

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Instead of trying to solve your outer world, solve your inner one.

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It’s the only one you control.

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Life will continue to be hard.

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Social media doesn’t make it any easier.

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But you don’t need to worry about all those problems.

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You need to worry about you.

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Solve your inner turmoil.

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Face your inner demons.

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Confront yourself.

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Your perspective is what makes the world tough.

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Change how you see the world and everything around you changes.

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The world is tough.

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So what?

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It always has been.

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What are you going to do about it?

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