{"id":1623,"date":"2011-02-12T17:26:15","date_gmt":"2011-02-13T01:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xangelle.com\/dailygrind\/?p=1623"},"modified":"2011-02-13T20:56:15","modified_gmt":"2011-02-14T04:56:15","slug":"to-all-who-stand-by-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xangelle.com\/dailygrind\/to-all-who-stand-by-us\/","title":{"rendered":"To All Who Stand By Us……."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"8:47am\"<\/a>We are all going through our own things in life. All of us….Angelica, Jon, Me, the kids….my parents, my sisters and brothers…..my extended family and even you. We are all going through things in our lives, some of them difficult, some of them painful, some of them uncomfortable or challenging….we all go through stuff.<\/p>\n

While Angelica is weathering her own journey and we are there supporting her, encouraging her, championing her…..it’s her journey. She will continue on, through the good days and the bad days. <\/p>\n

She will carry on through the good times, the hard times, the difficult times, the excruciating times and what may seem like the impossible times, but she will carry on….<\/p>\n

Sometimes, she may need us to hold her up or even to carry her…..to catch her if she doesn’t feel that she has the strength to go on.<\/p>\n

Just like her, we are all going through our own journeys. We have days that seem impossible and yet we know we must carry on and that we will get through this….even if it seems (or worse, if it FEELS<\/em>) impossible. <\/p>\n

I had one of those days yesterday. “Those days” remind me to be compassionate to others who may, themselves, be going through one of those days…..or maybe even a series of those days (or weeks or months<\/em>)….<\/p>\n

Some days are tough. Some days you just don’t feel like you have the strength to go even one more step and yet you must…..and so you do. Your limbs feel like mud. You are so tired and all you feel like doing is crying…..and so you do.<\/p>\n

It’s okay. We all go through “those days”. You’re not alone. I’m not alone. We are not alone. <\/p>\n

Earlier this week, someone from our community send me this video and I won’t lie, this week has been a rough one for me….and yet the words of this song kept playing on repeat in my head….knowing I’m loved and supported and championed and that I have so many who “stand by me<\/em>” even when I feel like I’m too tired to go on. Knowing that I have those who will catch me if I stumble or fall….it’s such a huge thing…..Thank you! I pray that each one of you will see and know those who are there for you, in your time of need!<\/p>\n