Drowned out

Do you ever feel like your life gets drowned out by the drama in the lives of those around you? Like the things you are experiencing or going through become less significant in the shadow of the things going on with your family or friends? Do you like me, ever feel nearly embarrassed to even dare bring up your minuscule little issues to discuss because the person with whom you are talking to has such colossal situations of their own to share, it would seem like a slap in the face to bring up your seemingly small problems?

You know that saying it can always be worse, well that remains true, it can always be worse, but its not always worse...it is what it is, no matter how large or how small, you matter, I matter, our issues, our problems, our joys, or pains, no matter how seemingly insignificant compared to others all still matter. Let us not continue to compare ourselves or our lives to those of others, we are not others, we are us!! So stop drowning and swim!!! Breast stroke, back stroke, dive in to conversations, don't be drowned out by the drama of others, you matter too, speak up, be heard, what you have to say is just as important, who knows, what you share may help or bless them just as much as they help or bless you, or may shed some positive light on their gloomy drama. Just don't allow yourself to always, always, always get pushed to the back burner of the conversation. If they are truly your friends or people who care about you, they will be interested to hear what you have to say as well. Sometimes we just need to politely interject and make our presence known in the conversation. (smile)

My life matters too darn it!!!