Do Hard Things

Do Hard things. I don't know where I heard it, I think it was probably from my dad. Lately I have really been chewing on that statement. A lot of you might not know, but in the past year or so I have struggled with a lot of things. Severe depression, not knowing what was wrong with me and then finding out it was IBS, trying to figure out how to live with my disease, being bed ridden, an emergency room visit, working on overcoming my fear of needles, dealing with a horrible and stressful job, confronting my childhood abusers and letting go of my past, losing the 60 lbs I gained while depressed and bed ridden, trying different meds for my PTSD , finally accepting the fact that I have a family who loves me and who is not going to hurt me or leave me, going to therapy to deal with my issues from a difficult childhood and last but not least leaving the family I love so dearly to pursue my dreams by moving to California. To say the least, it has been a very hard year. One of the hardest to date. Since moving here, I am really focusing on improving myself. I have finally dealt with most of the big and really hard stuff. Now, I am working on the smaller things like learning how to take suggestions and not stressing over everything.
Today while sitting with Eriks, the quote "Do Hard Things" came to mind. Eriks and I talked for a while about what it really means to do hard things. How overcoming fears, doing things that might be uncomfortable and striving hard for what you want is really what we individually and we as a couple want for our lives.
I don't want to look back on my life and see all of these things I had never done or places that I never went just because it was hard. I want to push myself to do things I never thought I could do. I want to show others that no matter what background you come from, you can achieve great things.
So, from now on, Eriks and I have decided that "Do Hard Things" is now our family motto. I hope that for the rest of my life I can strive to do hard things.