Roll With The Punches

Daisy007 - Its so easy to give up when the going gets tough. Obstacles and problems in life give us excuses to give up. It is not that I don't get hurt and don't carry pain. We all do. The only difference is that I don't let it turn into an excuse to give up. Good things just don't happen to me, I work for them. Any good thing in my life happens because I work hard for it and never give up. Was i born this way or was it because my parents always telling me that if I wanted something i should just never give up? I don't know, but to this day I know it is the reason for all the good things that I get. Good things are worth fighting for..... always.

This is how life unfolds before us. I am 21 but I have gone through a lot as well. I lost both my parents when I was 13 and my relatives ruin my life. Yet I managed to stand up and fight the odds. Because life goes on. In my life..my greatest lesson learned is that "Things come and go, and so does everybody."



We can do this. There is still much love in the world as long as we keep loving ourselves even when no one else does.

Very well put iamprincess. You ahve the right idea!

You're a very resilient person Mark. I am sorry for your loss as well as the betrayal you've suffered. You certainly deserved better than what you got in your previous marriage. You will make back the money financially, I have the feeling that you'll also come to a much better place soon. You have been through enough to floor most people, but I know you'll keep moving forward and pushing ahead. In the end, you will have what you are willing to fight for. Your story was very honest and moving.

thanks Hannah777. Its not the making up the money that is important at all. I don't even keep much track of money. I just want to get on with life and find another partner to share with. When that happens i will be in a "better place" Ill just have to keep looking!

I can totally relate to the betrayal part... I was robbed for everything I had by my brother and his wife. All my money and whatever inheritance was left for me by my mother and grandparents. My father is too old to do anything about it so he just stood by my brother and shunned me. So basically I was left in the cold with absolutely nothing to go by and I've had to rebuild my life and that too out of no fault of mine. There is NEVER an easy way to deal with betrayal. It's just brutal!

Dealing with a death of a close one is never easy either. Sometimes life can be so cruel but you just gotta pick yourself off the ground, dust yourself and keep rolling with the punches. :D It all does get better EVENTUALLY!!!

mark, the one word i need to carry home from all this is perseverance. the reason i strarted reading all this was the title. one of my mantras is 'roll with it.' thanks for sharing your strength. i am stronger from your success story. j in atlanta

It looks like you've gotten some really terrible as opposed to merely disappointing experiences in your life. I hope there are some positive happenings there too. At least you did enjoy what seems to me in your writing a happy mariage, at least for some time. Of course this certainly in no way negates how horribly unfairly she treated you. I'm hoping you don't judge every woman by her. Not that I'm a fan of Nietsche sp? but I do like how he said "That does not kill you makes you stronger" or whats to that effect.

Yes it does get better Charmfer. Sorry to hear you too faced betrayal. I for one am not waiting for "eventually" to happen. Life is short so we have to get on with life.

atltattoo - Yes perseverance always wins in the end. Thanks for your comments. It means a lot to me that others gather strength from my story.

Of course there are positives in my life artemesia4u. Just as there is in all our lives. We just have to stop and concentrate on the positives. There is always something good. Im just looking forward to this next phase in my life. Its all any of us can do, Thanks so much for your comment artemesia4u.

Move on with your life and ask Jesus Christ to help you.

It is true that life should go on. Be strong always. There are also people who are faithful no matter what.

I am sorry but it sounds like you are a very strong person.

Anything that ignores the spiritual dimension can be nothing more than part of the truth.