Awareness of the Struggle
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The struggle is real
How you work with what you struggle with bears consideration.
It has been a year since the world forever changed. COVID-19 altered our society in ways that are still impacting us – and will going forward.
What the struggle looks like varies, but that’s not what’s important. What, why, how, and where you struggle is insignificant. The fact is the struggle is real. And we need, as a society, to better acknowledge that and work with it.
What I believe this means is that we need to reevaluate how we deal with work and education, social stratification, and most of all – mental health matters.
The struggle with work and education
The last year has shown the numerous cracks in creating work/life balance.
There have been many struggles over jobs, work, and school this past year like never before.
Social stratification matters
The pandemic brought out both the best and the worst in people.
If you do not recognize the value in wearing a mask and maintaining social distance to help lessen the spread of COVID-19 – you might have an entitlement issue. If you think it’s a scam and totally made-up – you might have your head up your ass.
The struggle faced by women, LGBTQA+, blacks, Asians, and other have been more apparent – and faced more challenges. All this has an impact on just about everyone in some way or another. The struggle is real. Ignoring it won’t make it go away. Whether you’re mindful of it or not, it’s out there – and in your face – all across social media, news media, and so on.
Mental health matters
Mental health impacts EVERYONE. You, me, him, her, they, them. EVERYONE. All of us are creatures with mixes of thought, feeling, logic, reason, and emotion. Sometimes these elements conflict. But we suck at addressing them.
We need to acknowledge the mental health matters surrounding the pandemic. The struggle is different for everyone because everyone is different. But that means that the struggle is that much more real.
There always have been struggles – and there always will be. But that doesn’t make you a lesser person for having them. You’re not alone, and the struggle IS real.
Closing:
Thank you for joining me for Awareness for Everyone and sharing in this exploration of Conscious Reality Creation and living the best lives we can for ourselves. If you have any questions or comments, go ahead and email me at author@mjblehart.com, or follow me via Instagram and Twitter at mjblehart, and on Facebook at blehartmj. Thank you to Fe Mahoney, the superb artist who created my cover art. If you would like to commission work from her, email her at veinsofink2017@gmail.com and check out her Etsy shop – taliasinspirations. Please visit my blogs, The Ramblings of the Titanium Don, at titaniumdon.com, my articles at mjblehart.medium.com, and my various published books on Amazon. Thank you, and I hope you are discovering how awareness for everyone begins with you – and really is something that you can practice to live more fully and improve your life.
