Wake up and be a Souldier

Life is about many things. It is a beautiful journey and an interesting struggle. To each their own battles with self, with others and with life but each battle does have its own resolution." NosaJ
 
 There is no escaping the journey that is life and there is no escaping some of the struggles that may be a part of your journey. You have to make the journey step by step and stage by stage until it is time for your journey to end. Some struggles can be avoided along the way but to survive, to thrive and to evolve, you have to fight your battles as they arise or plan ahead of time for the battles that come with the next steps to your journey.

  We cannot outrun the struggles that the universe or life sends our way but we can learn to run with them, rather than run away from them. If you try and run away from them, they have a tendency to chase you and catch up with you eventually. They also have the capacity to grow in strength and overwhelm you, if you let them.

  It is said that God does not give us more than we can handle and maybe that is so. Maybe we just let what we can handle with each step or stage pile up to be a mountain of struggles, because we did not take care of them when we should have or at the stages that we should have, with the resources that were available to us at the time. Sit down and do nothing and life will keep on throwing struggles your way, but if you do something about each struggle at their different stages, there will always be less to struggle with.
 
  That is where the souldier that is you comes in to play. That was no typo by the way. There are soldiers and there are souldiers. There are soldiers that go to war for everyone else and their country and they are the brave heroes we know as our soldiers. There is also the souldier that must fight the war with self, with others and with life. This is all of us. Like it or not, voluntarily or involuntarily, You will at some point in life have to fight your own battles.  You will have to become a souldier.
   
  A soldier is usually a well trained and disciplined individual. A soldier learns to fight, to be strategic, to defend and to protect certain rights and freedom. A soldier going to war is not without fear but has the courage to conquer such fears and go into any assigned battle. A soldier takes responsibility for his or her actions. It is the same kind of mental training that we all need as souldiers to face our own battles. It is the same kind of courage that we all need to fight our own battles and the discipline not to run away from them but to keep on moving forward in life.
 
   Fear is often the greatest enemies of all men and women but think of yourself as a souldier with the knowledge that life is a journey and that you can face any struggles that become a part of your journey.
Think of yourself as a souldier with the capability to be victorious and you will become victorious. If you can think of yourself as a souldier in battle rather than a fairy tale character, you will find your own strategy to overcome your struggles. Think of yourself as being helpless and your struggles shall remain as they are. Think of yourself as the victim of circumstances and a victim you shall be but if you can picture victory and a employ strategy to obtain such victory, so you shall.
 
  Wake up and be a souldier. Wake up from your slumber with the intent to overcome and you will overcome the hurdles that may lie ahead of the day and the future. Wake up and fight like the souldier that you are. Also always remember that this is not just about self preservation. You are also fighting for others and for a better future . You are a souldier for yourself, for friends, for family, for your children  and for others that need your services or help. Be a positive Souldier.

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