on good and bad

"some days are good, some days are bad", - this is what i published a couple of days on my twitter, which i have recently started using again, by the way. the phrase is simple and even basic, but it is profound and real. nothing good and nothing bad lasts forever, there is always something else happening, there are always changes. i have already talked about this a couple of posts ago and i thought i cannot have another post with this mood so soon, i needed something positive and motivational, something you can read and feel good about. wel, guess what? this is not happening. i have been thinking, thinking, thinking and then i read this post on medium. 

"tell us who you are, and tell it honestly. everything has already been said by people much smarter than us. the only surprising story you have left is your own. we don’t want to hear about the amazing you who figured it all out. we want to hear about the real you. the one who doubts, tries and sometimes fails.", - this was it! i felt like someone shook me and i woke up. o f c o u r s e! why would i pretend and write a positive post, if this was not real? if i felt differently? i mean, I LOVE motivational reading. i am planning to tell you about a couple of self-help books, that i really enjoyed, but it is also a relief to find out that you are not the only one who struggles. the truth is that we all do. every single person has something good and something bad going on in the life. every single one! this is how this world is built and how it works. no matter how much you try, there is no way you can change it. however, what you can change is your attitude.

overcoming personal struggles

(текст на русском - ниже)

we all know little things are the ones that matter the most. they make our days better. especially when the days themselves are not that good. i have had quite a few of those lately, when everything did not seem right and i did not feel fine either. it seemed like everything was wrong and i was not capable of doing anything right. i wrote and rewrote many posts, but in the end decided to have a little pause and not post anything until i feel comfortable doing it. in the end i simply could not forget about it all - i wanted to write and publish texts, i needed this personal exercise of mine. today, after torturing myself with all of these thoughts, i decided to follow this idea, which suggests simply starting doing what you think you cannot do and then everything will work out. and you know what? it does feel approximately this way. not that i am writing the best text of mine here, but it is something, at least. moreover, i know that my next post will be better.

what i want to tell you is that, if you get these moments too, when you cannot do something you enjoy doing and cannot not do them, do not be too hard on yourself, take a brake and then go back to it. you can do it, i am sure. just give yourself some time and do not forget to appreciate little things around you. for me such sources of happiness and joy and reasons to be grateful for have been cups of hot delicious coffee, fresh flowers, which turned into crazy wild creatures (and i loved them even more for doing it), walks in the park, beautiful sunsets, as well as a great book (as always). what have been yours? let me know! please do. i will be so happy to find out :)

p.s. seeing some sun (f i n a l l y) definitely helped to!

мы все знаем, что именно мелочи имеют самое большое значение. они делают наши дни лучше. особенно те, которые сами по себе не очень то и хороши. последнее время во мне засело ощущение, что всё не так и всё не то, казалось, что всё неправильно, а я не в состоянии сделать что-либо толковое. я написала и переписала множество постов, а потом решила, что сделаю небольшой перерыв до тех пор, пока мне снова не станет комфортно во время игры со словами. в итоге я просто не могла перестать думать об этом - я хотела писать и публиковать тексты, мне нужно было это своеобразное упражнение. сегодня, после всех этих терзаний, я решила последовать идее, предлагающей просто начать делать то, что, как тебе кажется, ты сделать не можешь, и в итоге все получится. и знаешь то? кажется, всё примерно так и есть. нет, я сейчас не пишу свой лучший текст, но это, как минимум, что-то. кроме того, я знаю, что следующий мой пост будет лучше.

что я тут пытаюсь до тебя донести, так это то, что если ты, как и я, иногда оказываешься в ситуации, в которой ты не можешь делать то, что тебе нравится, то, что ты не можешь не делать, будь к себе добрее. возьми перерыв и вернусь к этому делу позже. ты можешь, я уверена. просто дай себе немного времени и цени мелочи, окружающие тебя. моими источниками счастья и радости, поводами для благодарности за последние дни были чашки горячего вкусного кофе, свежие цветы, которые превратились в совершенно диких созданий (благодаря чему понравились мне еще больше), прогулки в парке и красивые закаты, а также отличная книга (как и всегда). а что насчет тебя? расскажи мне о своих. я буду счастлива узнать:)

 

п.с. и, конечно, мне помогло то, что солнце наконец-то вернулось!