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How are you today? I know the day-to-day struggle is indeed real, whether you are single, in a relationship, solo living, with children, and with family members.
I, myself could attest to this as there are physical, mental, psycho-social, and professional challenges among others that each one of us has to deal with. And hurdling, and winning the day-one battle is often different from day two and so on and so forth.
In my own personal experience, I could never say I am winning the battle every day. In fact, there are days, sometimes weeks that I am knocked out. But while I lost the other day, I don't deny the fact that tomorrow or the next day, I must help myself to continue to keep going, to struggle again.
Literally and figuratively, it is and will be the case for a stroke survivor
like me, especially these last two years that we are under the pandemic. Also,
I must take into account my financial
needs for my lifetime medication, and fulfill my part of being the
only child right now to check on my aging mother because my other siblings are
abroad working.
While I struggle physically, which includes moving and walking, I must also
keep my mental state healthy to ensure that emotions would not get through me
as it could shoot up my blood pressure, I must likewise check to ensure that I
get to visit mom every now and then. Why we are not together is another topic
to discuss.
Anyway, since I could not handle it all at the same time, I often address what
I think would be easier for me for that specific day. There are days that I
would not do any because the priority is either my mental state or keeping the blood pressure stable,
and there are days that I would love myself more. It then translates to trying
to work out a little to keep my blood flow running smoothly. If such is the
case I also then address the physical, mental, and emotional balance that
any human body needs. And like others, the monetary concerns would often take
the least as there is no certainty where to get them.
You see, each one of us is going through something, you just have to help yourself to look
for ways to channel our individual issues and focus yourself on something else,
or even encourage others to take responsibility for their situation rather than
pity themselves. Remember the old quote from the great national hero, Dr. Jose
Rizal "To live is to be among men, and to be among men is to
strive".
Perhaps you can help by nurturing self-worth, and the sense of fulfillment and accomplishments that men should continue to embody no matter how crucial the world is. Besides, it doesn't have to be a huge accomplishment, start on little things that matter to you, and let them blossom and be beneficial also to others. True, it would be a long process but we must always try while we can just keep believing in ourselves, then ask and trust God for guidance.