Does life knock you down..Do you get right back up?

I think I bounce back better now than I ever did, because I know there is hope. I also know firsthand that I am a survivor. Life unfolds more day by day. I just do not know for sure which way I am bouncing right now. Things will be getting better. I am healthier than anyone else in my family, and I believe that I will alway be healthier than they are. Of course the love around me helps me come on back to center.

Friend, it's allright to take longer to get up, as long as you get up each time. Personally, I jump back up immediately when I was a toddler learning to walk. As life goes on, I too take a longer time to get up, the flexibility and agility decreasing with the increasing load on my back. Have faith, my friend.

Here I will say yes I do jump back up and yes it is harder but I do it I am to stubborn lol to stay down and always have been Like you I wanted to end my Life a few years ago but 4 People saved me from that well 3 People and a little dog and I got back up and decided that I will never again waver on jumping back up no matter how many times I have to do it and no matter how hard it gets Love and Hugs xxxxxxxxxx

Oh Mom no wonder the illness took over - you were exhausted! I must admit though that the light shone from you even when you were so ill - your attitude just drew (as it still does) people to you as metal to a magnet! I know things have not been easy for you but you are an inspiration to many of us! I do try to jump back up after being knocked down but sometimes I just don't have the strength! I will continue to keep trying - with you as my mentor! Your sis sends her love by the way Hugs xxxx

This is a deep topic and one that makes me feel the weight of the world. I have to say it takes me one heck of a long time to get back up. I don't find that encouragement or anything else gets me there any faster. When it comes to seeing others down and out something in me rises up and I feel the need to do everything within my power to help them or to motivate them to get there. If anything gets me going at all it has to be my faith in God and I know he would want me to stand.

It's interesting that you would post this discussion and I'm sorta camping here at myLot while giving my husband the silent treatment to pay him back for his sharp tone with me earlier today. (wrong and ineffective I know, the fact I'm being honest about it is progress ;) I've had this very question on my mind almost haunting me the past week or so. After suffering yet another blow to my business and another hardware failure resulting in major data loss...I'm convinced my prayer for direction and purpose has been answered with a resounding "MOVE NOW!" But for the life of me, I don't know where to go or what to do. I'm no stranger to setbacks, do-overs, smackdowns, and even a couple of knockouts that had me reeling for a while. But this is so different. Maybe its my age that I feel I have to make sense of 3 years gone in the power surge of an external hard drive. What was it for? Was it a waste? Was I supposed to learn something in that for my purpose? All these questions and doubting my abilities is keeping me from jumping for the first time in my life. So to answer your question, yes I jump back up normally. But at the moment, I can't seem to make myself move at all and being down is a really irritating and frightening place for me. Is this a test? LOL

You are truly an inspiration ma! I have seen how you have struggled and been dropped from a great height, hurt and yet you still get up and find time to give others your undying support, love and respect and I deeply admire you for it. I think I have learnt a lot over these last 9 years of my life that the only enemy in my life is not my ex, not the people who have wronged me, it's me, I am the enemy, for being so hard on myself and wanting others to look after me like my ex in the beginning when I am good enough, positive enough, strong enough to take care of ME! I have come through a big turnaround in my life, struggling with depression and the rest and finally I am back on the road to true recovery, I know what I want, it may take a bit of time to get there, but I know that I will get there, with each day that passes I get stronger and I move another step away from my past. The road ahead isn't as rocky as before and I can see the obstacles and the big holes which once I was willing to jump head first into, now I watch my step and use the right defences to survive.

Well life does keep testing us how hard we are..!!! It hit us and we get up.. it hit us and we get up again..!! But how many times?? So many times whispers come thorugh my ears . "how many times??"..!! Well I am still a teen ager here ..I have never went through this much in life as you did. But Yes so many times I got frustrated with life. Some times cause of my studies some times cause of my family...and some times cause of my friends. But I feel this is it ..this is what is called life. YOu have to keep struggling called living till the end and .... now its upto you whether you do it with a smile or with a bad face. YOu have to do it..!! YOu have to live. My teacher once told me that whenever it seems like life is pulling you back it means its getting you ready to jump for the long run... like a bow pulls an arrow back so that it can go the long way !!!! I belive its true..!! My parents are very tough ones to live with .. but that only has made me strong ... YOu have to fight from your illness and live with your whole heart. YOu need a will to live. A will to live is the most powerful medicine for every illness. Yes its a good philosophy but belive me I have seen such will to "live" in many people!!! Start living for yourself, take time out for self so that you can take care of yourself... YOu like to eat more.. then eat more! YOu like to sleep more.. then sleep more! No one is your boss..!! Its YOUR life ... then why not live it YOUR way??? These things seem small but its one of the effecive way for living happily...!!! :)

That's awfully a lot of loss there. I am sorry to hear that...but you see when we lose someone we have to get right back up and move on forward. We are still here up and running because our time is not yet over and that we have something else to fulfill in life. I have been through lots of ups and downs in life but I still get up and try to do what I can to get my life back on track. You should do the same and never give up.

Life knocks me down just about every day but I get right back up and keep trying because I do not want to stay down. Something new happens every day so I have to take care of each of them as they come or the weigth of all of them will become too overbearing for me to handle all at once.

I don't let life get me down and keep me there. I get right back up again. This is due to the way my Mom raised us kids. You always saw a smile on her face no matter what happened. She had the motto "if life gives you lemons you make lemonade." She didn't just quote this but it was a very vital part of her. I have seen her in situations that any other person would have thrown in the towel. She didn't. She always kept her chin up and kept on smiling.

You sure have had a lot of knocks in the past Raydene, but the main thing is that you got up, again and again and again. Yes, sometimes it's harder to get back up, but you are proof of the pudding! You are a survivor, a positive thinker, and I admire you for striving to reach your goal. Hugs to you.