I’m not a huge R.E.M. fan, but their song Everybody Hurts has stuck with me since first hearing it back in the early 90’s.
The song reminds us of the difficulty of this life even for those who look like they’ve got it going, you know. Some of us show and tell. Most of us hide. Most humans know more pain than we show. Include me in the latter category. Damn.
The gift of this work we are privileged to do at BTL, is we get paid to work on ourselves. Every client comes to us in some kind of pain. We relate. Extrapolate. Listen and learn. When starting this work back in 2002 I did not have a very complete worldview. Still a work in process but evolved a great deal. So, friends, if today finds you feeling like letting go, you think you’ve had too much of this life, remember the words of R.E.M. – hold on. You are not alone. Never have been. Never will be. So, what to do when overwhelmed and dragging ASS?
Remember, faith is choice.
Look up. Ask God for help. Pray without ceasing. Phone a friend. Everybody hurts sometime. The strong are humble enough to ask for help. Go on, be strong. God bless you. Amen.
Live hard. Love ❤️ harder…
BUILT TO LEAD 