We all know how it feels to go through various hardships at times. Hardships can come in so many different variations, and the context in which they can be viewed comes down to us as individuals view them. One important aspect of hardships is that they do not have a time limit as to when they will end. All of us will endure hardships that only last a few days. We will also all have to face while other forms of hardship that will carry on for an extended length of time. While it is important to take into consideration how length of hardships matter, the most important effect of hardships is how they affect our health. Going through hardships on a regular basis is in no way good for us both mentally and physically. They can lead us into a state of depression, which can create a slew of other issues on top of the ones we're already facing. Going through hardships can have a way of sapping our morale to the point where we can begin to neglect the positive aspects of our lives. Take a person that accustomed to meeting up with their friends a few times a week for pickup basketball. That same person may lose that desire to engage with their friends if they're going through a rough time in their life. Having a loss of desire from hardships can be a tough thing, and it isn't hard to imagine how this could happen. This is especially true when in this day and age. Despite all of that being a factor, we must always remember the importance of maintaining positive activities during hardships.
Welcome back everyone! This is Brad H., and I am here to bring you all another installment of 'Brad H.'s Perspective'! I am here to once again give my perspective on a topic that I feel would be beneficial towards helping us in our everyday lives. I hope that you all have been doing well since the last topic. This week's topic is a week later than normal. I celebrated another birthday last week, so I figured that I would just use that weekend to enjoy myself. Thank you once again to those of you that follow me on Twitter that acknowledged my birthday! You all are great people that I appreciate so much. So for my soapbox this week, I'm going quickly talk about the state of the world and not feeling bad if you're in a rough spot right now. We all know that there has been so many changes that many of us aren't accustomed to in the past couple of years. A lot of people are struggling mentally, physically and financially these days, and it's something that is becoming more prevalent than in previous years. I just want to encourage anyone that may be going through something to not feel bad about it. We all are facing issues in our own ways, and only people that are dishonest with themselves will deny that. If you are in a situation and need help, don't be afraid to ask people that care about you for help. Pride is one of the biggest hindrances that we face. It's okay to put your pride to the side sometimes. That's just something I wanted to point out before getting into this week's topic. So with that being said, lets talk more about the importance of finding the strength to maintain positive activities.
In the opening I talked about how hardships can detach us from positive activities. I want to state ahead that this is not always the case when it comes to facing challenges in our lives. What I mean by this is that some people have the mental toughness to keep up positive habits and activities regardless of the hardship they may be facing. It is kinda similar to a person that finds a way to smile regardless of how tough their life may be. This week's topic is mainly geared towards people like myself that may sometimes have struggles with handling the issues that pop up in our lives in regards to positive activities. Now if you are a person that has ever been in love before; whoa, let me rephrase that. We all have been in love at some point in our lives before, which means that we all have endured a breakup before. In the event that you've never been through a breakup before, consider yourself to be lucky. For anyone that has experienced this before, you know how difficult it can be to want to do other things. Of course everyone is different when it comes to how they handle something of this nature. However, most people go through the phase of not wanting to do much of anything due to the pain they're feeling. The main point that I am trying to make with this example is that losing motivation really isn't that hard during rough patches in life.
So now that we've established how easily it can be to lose the strength for those activities, what kind of activities that I am using as a reference point here you may wonder? We all have different things that we enjoy doing that keep us thinking and feeling positively. I mentioned earlier how playing a pickup game of basketball with your friends can be a positive activity. Generally speaking, anything that makes you feel good and brings balance to your life can be classified as a positive activity. Other activities like going to the gym, hanging with friends, or going to events are activities that I view as being positive. The way in which these things relate to this week's topic comes down to how most of these activities require added energy to do. When a person is in a situation where they are facing some form of hardship, that makes it even harder to do the activities they enjoy. From my perspective, I believe the reason for this comes down to how much energy and emphasis that we put towards the individual hardships we're dealing with. You have a negative energy, which is a hardship, and the positive energy that is the positive activities. Whichever one a person chooses to put the most energy towards is the one that will be the dominant activity in their life, which is why we must choose wisely where our energy tends to go. A hardship is going to take your time and energy by default, but finding ways to allow the positive activities to dominate is the key.
We've brought up examples of positive activities, and we have touched on hardships and how they relate to positive activities. So why is it of importance to find the strength to maintain those positive activities despite the occasional hardships that we may face? I personally believe the key point with this topic is strength. Often times when we are dealing with hardships, the strength to do things diminishes. However, while the strength may diminish and take a hit, it doesn't completely go away. That is what the key focus should be. Sometimes we just have to muster up the strength and courage to do certain things because we know that not doing them will be more harmful than helpful. I believe that we as people need to try and have this type of mentality when comes to facing the hardships we endure. Now this is way more easier said that done; I do recognize this. However, it is not impossible to do so, and trying to become perfect at doing so shouldn't be the goal. This is something that we have to view in the context of building blocks. If you're facing some type of hardship and find a lack of motivation, try to think of the positive aspects of whatever is hindering you to being motivated. The goal we should have is to create new habits that we can implement on a regular basis. Definitely won't be easy, and definitely won't be a perfect journey. However, that strength is always there to be tapped into if need be.
Well that is what I got for you all this go round. I hope that you all found this topic to be helpful in your life's walk. Thank you once again to those of you that have made it this far. I appreciate your viewership very much. This has been another installment of 'Brad H.'s Perspective' brought to you all by Brad H. If any of you have any feedback that you would like to contribute, please do so in the comment section. All feedback, both good and bad is appreciated. Time for me to dip out now, so I will see you all in a couple of weeks with the next topic. Till next time, I wish you all the best. Have a great week ahead, and peace out!
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