3. “Life is hard”.
Everyone knows that life is hard, but I think it was important for me to recognize the difference between “Life is hard” and “My life is hard”. The first statement links our difficulty and hardships with those of others as part of the human condition. It gives meaning to the suffering and creates compassion in us. The second alienates, sets us apart, and reinforces the incorrect thought that since our suffering is unique or worse than other people’s, that we don’t fit in with them.
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I've had this realization time and time again as a new mom. Everyone has heard that being a parent is hard, but I kinda got stuck in thinking it was hard for me...which led me to Part 4 (I commented there also, I'm kind of becoming a comment hog).
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