“Onward and Upward”... Simply put-no. But please let me explain.
Onward. A concept that seems all too familiar to us all when it comes to any major event we may reach and endure. A word that has been spoken in a way that we are supposed to forget the past and move "onward". While, in today’s day and age, I think it is fair to say that onward is not always the best word-of-comfort when encountering a hardship. Now do not get me wrong, moving towards a better future and healthier-self, is everything I agree with. However, taking into consideration the weight that onward has in the idea that we are supposed to forget and move on, is just not how the world works. I prefer the edit to the quote, made by me, “Working towards upward and moving with aim”. Don’t worry, I won’t leave you on a whim. “Moving with aim”: Moving with aim means that through hardships and daily life, we choose to keep moving. We keep moving with aim. Aim is the idea that we go through life and with each day we discover a goal, perspective, or idea that pushes us forward because we want to see a brighter day. For example, losing my grandma. I kept moving during those tough times with the aim that one day my grief process would have been completed and I would live a brighter day. Keep in mind, during the journey I had an aim in mind, I never just moved completely forward. I remembered the hardship that I had and used it as motivation to keep moving with that goal I had in sight. Not all days did I move forward. Some days I found myself lost and distressed but regardless I allowed myself the opportunity to feel and keep in mind all I was hoping to move through during that time. The aim and movements look different for everybody and every different situation. However, the beauty behind that is that we are given the opportunity to feel, experience, and live a life where these challenges and hardships allow us to grow. “Working towards upward” Working towards upward is taking the idea that while we sit in a stage of life that differs nearly every day, we soon reach what we had aimed for and are allowed to move forward. It is like stair steps. You can move any direction you want when on them, however, when you are ready to move up a step, you are able to. Once I had reached my destination (moving through the grieving process) when it came to my grandma’s passing, I had decided it was time for me to move upward and start tackling life in a new perspective. I was looking at life in a new way, I had moved up a step. Then, I began moving again and working towards my next destination. I challenged myself to look at life and its challenges in this manor and my perspective on hardships took a turn for the better. Maybe this perspective is not for you, and that’s okay. However, even to see how others may go through their personal struggles differently than you, is eye opening in itself. Forever wishing you the best. With loads of love, and remembering that There’s Always Room For You, Bre
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