Be Kind.

There's that saying that goes something like this: be kind, for everyone you know is fighting a hidden battle.  I feel like for the last 6 weeks or so, it's been one battle after another for me.  I don't often admit this, but I'm really struggling right now.  I'm usually the eternal optimist in my home, but seriously?!?!  Life is hard.  I get it.  We've had issues going on in our extended families, ongoing battles with pink eye and nasty colds, sleep deprivation, behavioral issues with our kids (please tell me I'm not the only one!), trials in our church callings, trying to sell our house long distance, and a host of other things I don't really want to share.  I'm feeling like I just want to throw in the towel and sleep until all of those issues are resolved. 

Yesterday I was on Pinterest, usually a nice distraction for me.  I was so happy and pleased with myself because I was able to convince my daughter that brushing and doing something with her hair could be fun.  As I was perusing images of little girl hairstyles, I came across a caption that said, "little girl hair cut. Love it. I hate stringy tangled girls hair even if its hereditary I'd fix it lol."  I didn't lol.  I felt like doing the exact opposite.  Way to take the wind out of my sails.  Not only was this person insulting my daughter's hair, but mine, too.  I suddenly felt like someone who needed to be fixed. 

I've also had some recent run-ins with people just being snarky, passive-aggressive, and condescending to me at times where I was just trying my hardest to follow through with my obligations and priorities.  They might as well have been saying to me that my best wasn't good enough...or even worthwhile.  And that's hard.  Really hard.

This is just my little PSA to remind everyone to just be kind.  I may not do things the way you would, but I'm trying my best.  There is room enough for all of us to have our own quirks, traditions, and to even make our own mistakes without others trying to knock us down for even trying.  Just be kind.