Suck it Up

This may seem like a different message than I usually share, but I assure you, I am looking out for you and trying to help you out.

I understand there are some times when you need to put yourself first. Sometimes, you are the first priority. Sometimes, you need to simply take care of yourself.

But sometimes, you just need to suck it up.

Stop whining.

Stop lying around.

Stop throwing a pity party.

You are not going to get anywhere that way.

I had yet another of my little breakdowns not too long ago, and to be honest, I was just throwing myself a little "poor me" party. My loving husband, because he knows better than to baby me when I'm being a baby, gently helped remind me that I have no reason to be sucking my thumb and whining about my perfectly fine life (though he said it in much nicer terms).

It's ok to have a bad day or to struggle for a while.

But it is not ok to let that bad day drag out into a bad week just because you refuse to get a grip and get on with life.

See this? This is the right way to handle a bad day etc. Did he lay on the ground and let the problem crush him through to China?

No.

He pushed that problem off and was better off for it.

There is a purpose for bad days.

There is a time and place for crying.

But...

Or in other situations when you need to get a grip.

So quit whining.

Quit saying "Why me?"

Quit lying face down on the couch stuffing chips into your mouth.

Have enough self-respect to stop playing the victim.

Get off your butt,

put away your ego,

and Suck It Up.