Commentary On Life

Life sucks. Yep, I said it. Sometimes life just sucks.

I cannot be the only one who feel like giving up and living in a hole sometimes. I know I am not. It feels like, it seems like, every time we think we have things figured out or things are finally starting to move in the right direction, something hits us. Right hook. Something breaks. Left hook. Something horrible happens. Bomb drop. The world goes to pot and now you are stuck.

I feel like a rodent in that stupid wheel running as fast as I can and getting nowhere. No matter what I do or what we do we cannot get our heads above water. We turn right, but we should have turned left. We turn left and we were supposed to go straight. It is never ending.

So yes, life sucks. But life can be wonderful. Do I wish I was not here. No. But do I wish I could hibernate until all the bad goes away and suddenly I or we can get ahead again. Yes. Very much yes.

Yes, I know there are people who have it worse. I hear that all the time. Someone always has it worse than you. That might be true but my feelings are still valid. If I am feeling this way then let me feel this way. We don’t need to guilt each other or go into a competition over who has it worse.

I dislike these type of sayings. Another one I am not a fan of is the grass is not always greener on the other side. Well, you know what. At least it is green. Mine is currently brown and getting browner.

No matter what your status in life is we all feel this way at some point. We just have different versions of what life sucks looks like depending on where we are standing.

Now if your life sucks because you chose to do something awful, illegal, or shady that is on you. You get whatever crap karma hands you. I have no empathy for any of that.

But if you are going through a breakup or financial distress or job loss or the loss of a loved one or illness or family issues, I could keep this list going. I am with you. We are all with you.

Scream it to the sky. Life sucks.

But it can get better. And it will. I have to believe this. No matter what is going on in the world or in my area or in my circle it can get better. It just might take some time. And to be honest I am not the most patient person when I need the stress of life sucking to go away.

What do I do. Well, nothing and everything. I take a deep breath. I write. I talk. I cry. I do whatever I need to do. And when it still feels like life will not fix itself, I go through. Because what else can we do but go through. Sometimes moving forward is not the thing. Sometimes we have to go through the sludge and the guck and the crap to get to the other side.

And once we get to that other side it might be a good idea to look back and ask why did life suck at that time. Was it because of a choice I made. Or was it life giving me a swift kick in the butt. Once you understand it maybe you can change something next time. Or maybe you learn how you handle a bag full of life lemons. And maybe you can make a lemon meringue pie with it. I do not like lemon meringue pie or lemonade. Lemon water. I like lemon water. I digress. The point is to make something with the lemons so they do not rot.

And if you start to have those thoughts you know the ones I mean or a voice starts telling you to do harm, please get help. No one is better off without you. Not even the super villain from the crime shows. And you should never listen to any voice telling you to do harm. Someone in your life would miss you. You never know. Everything you are going through could be leading you to something better. You just might not know what that is yet.

Does life suck. Yes. Is the world on fire. In a manner of speaking maybe. But will it get better. Yes, I believe that.