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| Written By Don Shetterly |
We all have our difficult moments and issues in our life. Sometimes they are not easy to just move on to the next moment as if they didn't happen. They are often complex and require little steps towards healing and moving on.
No one can tell another when they should move on. If we have not walked in the shoes of another and we don't know what they are dealing with in their life. In fact, even though it may appear to us that they are not moving on, they may, in fact, be making significant progress. They may be taking big leaps when we cannot see it.
It is not up to us to be heartless and mean and uncaring to someone by telling them to suck it up and move on. I believe this is about as low as you can get on being human. Okay, there are other things much lower, but this ranks right down at the bottom of human consciousness.
Telling someone to suck it up means you're telling them to ignore what it is they are feeling or have experienced. You're saying to those who are struggling that what they are going through does not matter. Most likely how it makes you feel is more important than what they are going through at that moment.
When others are going through difficult moments, one of the worst things is to listen to people telling them to suck it up and move on. In fact, that's a recipe for major health issues, mental health struggles like depression and anxiety and suicide. It is a recipe for adding stress to your life and setting up moments in the future where you don't deal with things in a healthy way.
If you can't be there for the person with empathy and compassion, maybe the best thing to do is run along into the woods. Perhaps it is a time for you to do some soul-searching about what it means to be human. You're not helping anyone if you are making statements like this to others. You're hurting them in ways you don't even understand.
The world needs those who are peaceful and loving. We don't need more judgment and condemnation. We need empathy and love, compassion and understanding. The world needs us to show up for one another and help support each other as we walk through this journey of life.
Be human and stop telling others to suck it up and move on! You'll be doing the world a big favor. You will be impacting the world in a positive way.
Extend your arms of support to people. Don't harm them more when they are facing difficult moments.
Blog Post And Images (c) 12/21/17 by Don Shetterly
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