It's times like these that it feels like a dangerous thing to ask, "what more could go wrong?".
These past two weeks have been tricky ones - they've been hard on my family and scary for me. A lot of sleepless nights and a lot of worry. Things are picking up now, they're getting better - or at least they have stopped getting worse. One of the hardest parts of dealing with the things that have been happening is that very little of it could have been prevented - it is all inevitable and really there is nothing to be done but let things happen, as and when they will.
As bloggers we are all very careful not to over-share. I like to keep my blog a happy place mostly, because doing so keeps it a source of happiness for me, but it just doesn't feel right not to talk about it when times get really tough. For me lifestyle means the good and the bad.
But I still wasn't going to mention what has been going on because I guess I just didn't know what to say... until I came across this short film this morning that made me feel a bit better - and it made mentioning these times seem like the right thing to do.
The film is a really amazing idea, and if I ever have children I would like to make a similar sort of film one day. It's about change, and dealing with the hard or painful events in life.
I decided to blog about it all and include the film in case someone else needed to watch it like I probably needed to this morning. In case anyone else needs a little help remembering that life gets better, after it's done getting hard.
If you are going through tough times, or if there are tough times ahead for you - I hope this helps.
this is truly beautiful! thanks for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure what it was, but this made me quite emotional, thank you for sharing it - it reminds me so well being a kid and making up stories on the spot for games.
ReplyDeleteIt is quite a difficult thing to share when times are rough - I'm thinking of you and if you ever need a pointless, rambling email marathon for the purposes of distraction, you know where I am.
Jem xXx
Its tough to know what to share and what to keep private. That film is really touching, and I can't quite describe why.
ReplyDeleteIf you ever need an ear, you know where I am xx
I don't think a blog needs to be an exclusively happy place. that's just not what life is about. and I find it tiring to always be positive. I hope things will pick up for you again. the always do. just the wait is sometimes long and burdensome... xxxo
ReplyDeleteOh that film, it gave me that weird feeling where you feel happy and hopeful but a little bit sad as well all rolled into one thing, then the child says he thinks of pizza and I'm chuckling to myself. It's true though, the scared is scared of the things you like. Dipping into little things like that film distract from the scared so wonderfully :) I'm having a look at her other films now. I'm glad that things have stopped getting worse & even if they don't improve right away they will at some point start to get better.
ReplyDeleteKids are so wise. Thank you for posting this, I'm kinda in the same place where your at in terms of wondering how much to share on my blog during a difficult time for me. This made me feel so much better. The scared is scared, indeed.
ReplyDeleteThanks again for sharing this video - that kid is so adorable. I hope things look up soon and let me know if you ever want to chat about things
ReplyDelete