hard words

Hard. We use that word so freely, yet it's so relative. My test was hard, but so was opening that jar of strawberry jam. Diamonds are hard, but so are peppermints. So what is the level of difficulty?? Who knows??

Sometimes it feels like my life is hard. But what is hard?? Many times anything out of the ordinary ends up being hard. Something changes and I calculate an increase in difficulty. Change is not always bad though. So in a sense, hard can be good. Hard candy... good thing. Hard cement... good thing. Hard liquor... ok, just kidding. The reason hard is good in those examples is because of its relation to the following word. Hard life. Good or bad. Depends on its relation to the following word. Basically, you can look at change, challenges, and whatever else may come as a springboard or as a brick wall.

When did a brick wall ever help you get anywhere?? I want to continue sulking and saying my life is hard. In my opinion, my life is definitely harder than yours... but what is the point?? What am I trying to prove by giving a measure to an immeasurable word?? It's subjective. My hard is mine and your hard is yours. I just find it interesting that we let definitions and words run our lives. Words shape our decisions and shape the way we perceive things and act towards people. Words can build-up and tear-down. Words can love and hate. Words are good and bad. Hard is good and bad.

I realized that life is life. We add the adjectives. Hard, good, amazing, fun, crappy... life. Let's spend our time living life, than trying to define it.

My life is hard, but it is up to me to determine how hard. Thrive in difficulty. I always say the best lessons we learn are the HARDEST.

kristen <><