November 2020
Now please, as you read this, hold onto your judgement before you call in the cavalry or label me as callous, negative, or straight up morose. I intend on bringing things in full circle. So, where was I? Ahhhhh, yes, accept the fact that, sometimes, life just sucks. I merely mention this because I feel that sometimes, as a society, we lose sight of what a true miracle being alive actually is. Something bad happens and all of a sudden it feels like it is the end of the world. Typically, it is over something fairly insignificant when looking at the grand scheme of things. It could be that you failed a test, you didn’t get into the school that you wanted, your car broke down and you couldn’t make it to work or class, you didn’t land that job you wanted, or [ Insert whatever crap thing that you are dealing with here].
Stop asking "Why me?" or "Why should I have to deal with all of this?" Instead, practice asking yourself “Why not me?" People get so caught up in why they are stuck dealing with something or that it's not fair. Well, let me tell you a little theory of mine. If people spent half as much energy and time working on their dreams as they do complaining and feeling sorry for themselves there would be a whole lot more successful people in this world. Life is not going to be given to you. Sometimes you are just going to have to feel and do things that you will not want to feel or do.
Unfortunately, that's life. Aside from those who were handed their life i.e. most children of the rich and famous, EVERY SUCCESSFUL PERSON HAS HAD TO STRUGGLE, GRIND, and OVERCOME. Yeah, sometimes you are in the right place in the right time, but for the most part you MAKE THE RIGHT PLACE, and you MAKE THE RIGHT TIME. Now, do not get me wrong, please take the time to heal, come to terms with, and do what you need to do in order to accept and embrace what has been placed in your life.
But by succumbing to your sorrows, you automatically accept defeat. By feeling sorry for yourself to the point of it being a mental prison, you have instantly put a hold on your future. You need to break this cycle. As I mentioned earlier, you need to accept and embrace whatever roadblock that you have been dealt. Accept the fact that, sometimes, life just sucks. Out of the billions, if not trillions, of things that make us different in this world, life handing you lemons is not one of them. Everyone has pain, everyone has things not go their way, and everyone has roadblocks that they must overcome if they want to persist and pursue their goals.
Do not let one, or many, unfortunate things that happen to you define who you are as a person or determine where your life goes. You and only you are in charge of that. You have the ability to either accept defeat or get up, brush your feet off, and get back out there and fight because you know your worth. Let these unfortunate things be your motivation and not your crutch. The more you embrace and empower yourself the less life will seem to suck because you will have become tolerant. You will have become strong. You will have accepted the fact that, sometimes, life just sucks.
With this small tale in mind, please, don’t feel like you ever have to deal with things alone. Life is vast, unknown, and sometimes scary. It can feel that way even more so if you are trying to do it alone. Please take advantage of TAMU’s HelpLine. HelpLine is the after-hours mental health service for Texas A&M University founded in January of 1995. It provides telephone, peer support, information, crisis intervention, and referrals to students, as well as those concerned about students. The HelpLine is available from 4 p.m. to 8 a.m. weekdays and 24 hours a day on weekends when classes are in session. The HelpLine phone number (979.845.2700) is accessible via voice or Relay Service (V/Relay). Learn more about speech and hearing impaired access at RelayTexas.com or Telecommunications Relay Service. The HelpLine is supervised and run by Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS), a department in the Division of Student Affairs at Texas A&M University.
Remember, you’re never alone.
--Daniel Pall
Daniel is a masters student in the Department of Agricultural Economics.
Stop asking "Why me?" or "Why should I have to deal with all of this?" Instead, practice asking yourself “Why not me?" People get so caught up in why they are stuck dealing with something or that it's not fair. Well, let me tell you a little theory of mine. If people spent half as much energy and time working on their dreams as they do complaining and feeling sorry for themselves there would be a whole lot more successful people in this world. Life is not going to be given to you. Sometimes you are just going to have to feel and do things that you will not want to feel or do.
Unfortunately, that's life. Aside from those who were handed their life i.e. most children of the rich and famous, EVERY SUCCESSFUL PERSON HAS HAD TO STRUGGLE, GRIND, and OVERCOME. Yeah, sometimes you are in the right place in the right time, but for the most part you MAKE THE RIGHT PLACE, and you MAKE THE RIGHT TIME. Now, do not get me wrong, please take the time to heal, come to terms with, and do what you need to do in order to accept and embrace what has been placed in your life.
But by succumbing to your sorrows, you automatically accept defeat. By feeling sorry for yourself to the point of it being a mental prison, you have instantly put a hold on your future. You need to break this cycle. As I mentioned earlier, you need to accept and embrace whatever roadblock that you have been dealt. Accept the fact that, sometimes, life just sucks. Out of the billions, if not trillions, of things that make us different in this world, life handing you lemons is not one of them. Everyone has pain, everyone has things not go their way, and everyone has roadblocks that they must overcome if they want to persist and pursue their goals.
Do not let one, or many, unfortunate things that happen to you define who you are as a person or determine where your life goes. You and only you are in charge of that. You have the ability to either accept defeat or get up, brush your feet off, and get back out there and fight because you know your worth. Let these unfortunate things be your motivation and not your crutch. The more you embrace and empower yourself the less life will seem to suck because you will have become tolerant. You will have become strong. You will have accepted the fact that, sometimes, life just sucks.
With this small tale in mind, please, don’t feel like you ever have to deal with things alone. Life is vast, unknown, and sometimes scary. It can feel that way even more so if you are trying to do it alone. Please take advantage of TAMU’s HelpLine. HelpLine is the after-hours mental health service for Texas A&M University founded in January of 1995. It provides telephone, peer support, information, crisis intervention, and referrals to students, as well as those concerned about students. The HelpLine is available from 4 p.m. to 8 a.m. weekdays and 24 hours a day on weekends when classes are in session. The HelpLine phone number (979.845.2700) is accessible via voice or Relay Service (V/Relay). Learn more about speech and hearing impaired access at RelayTexas.com or Telecommunications Relay Service. The HelpLine is supervised and run by Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS), a department in the Division of Student Affairs at Texas A&M University.
Remember, you’re never alone.
--Daniel Pall
Daniel is a masters student in the Department of Agricultural Economics.