Is Life REALLY Hard?

I once read a quote (that I can't seem to find) that said that once you accept that life is hard, it isn't so hard. That may not make very much sense, but when you really think about it, it is the one thing that in reality, makes the most sense.

We as a society set the bar so high for happiness. We assume that life is so hard, and happy times are so unreachable. When in reality, if we accept life is hard, we can set the bar at a much more reasonable level. (I explain this much better in speech.) What I mean, is that once you accept life is hard, it doesn't have to be hard anymore.. We say that life is hard, and once in a while its easy. Well, I no longer will do that.. From now on life is what it is, and when I have that attitude, life is so easy. I don't get frustrated in certain situations any more because what's the point?

"When I hear somebody sigh, "Life is hard," I am always tempted to ask, "Compared to what?""
- Sydney J. Harris

Okay, so that probably made no sense. But, if you understand what I am saying- doesn't that just make you want to change the way you've been looking at your life all that makes ALL the difference.

Once I realized this... Well, my life is a MILLION times better. It really is. I am just so happy, and I feel so blessed. When I say I am the luckiest, I mean it. I have been blessed with such a wonderful life, such amazing friends. So thank you everyone... And I thank my Father in Heaven. Without him, I'd be nothing:)

My advice, Take a minute to think of your life, and think of how much happier you'd be if every "hard time" was the usual, so when life got "easier", it meant so so much more. Remember that God is to thank for your blessings, for your life. And when you remember that- everything is just so much better, it really is!

- J