What is the meaning of this word Struggling
Cambridge Dictionary Definition
Unsuccessful but trying hard to succeed (1)
English Oxford Living Dictionaries
Make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction
Engage in conflict
Have difficulty (struggle with) handling or coping with
Make one’s way with difficulty (2)
Striving to achieve or attain something in the face of difficulty or resistance (3)
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
A violent effort or exertion: an act of strongly motivated striving (4)
Dear Reader
Can we agree that with all these different meanings, we as a world are not united with this word
If we cannot have agreement with a word, is this telling us –
SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT
Can we summarise the above and say –
Struggling is coming from a force because we are using violent effort to be successful in something when facing resistance and that means it is difficult and not easy
Where does that strong motivation come from
Why are our movements pushing for something
What if we are facing resistance because what we are doing is not true for us
What if trying hard to succeed is not the answer and that is why we struggle in the first place
What if we are not aware of the real and true meaning of success
Dear World
Has anyone noticed recently that more and more people are struggling
Have we got our own story when it comes to struggling
What are we struggling with in day to day life
What do we struggle with when it comes to work
Does our struggling mode suit our lifestyle
How much Stress do we feel because we are struggling
How much tension do we have in our body because of this struggling existence we seem to live
How is our general state of Health with all this struggling going on
How do we hide from others that we are really struggling
Are we struggling with Alcohol
Are we struggling with Drugs
Are we struggling with Pot smoking
Are we struggling with giving up Smoking
Are we struggling with our addiction to Caffeine
Are we struggling with our Junk Food habits
Are we struggling with our yo yo Dieting
Are we struggling with Bulimia
Are we struggling with Overeating
Are we struggling with other Eating Disorders
Are we struggling with Exercise
Are we struggling with our Family Life
Are we struggling with our Partner
Are we struggling with our Mental Health
Are we struggling with our Children’s Mental Health
Are we struggling with OCD
Are we struggling with Depression
Are we struggling with Anxiety
Are we struggling with PTSD
Are we struggling with our sleeping habits
Are we struggling with Jet Lag which adds to our already bad Sleep
Are we struggling just not knowing what to do when we Wake Up
Are we struggling with the chronic pain we feel in our body every single day
Are we struggling walking up and down the steps
Are we struggling every month with period pains
Are we struggling with the menopause symptoms
Are we struggling with our diagnosis of Breast Cancer
Are we struggling with Obesity
Are we struggling with Diabetes
Are we struggling with Heart Disease
Are we struggling with High Blood Pressure
Are we struggling with Heartburn
Are we struggling with Headaches
Are we struggling with Cold Hands
Are we struggling with Cold Feet
Are we struggling with Raynaud’s
Are we struggling with Kidney Disease
Are we struggling with Chronic Fatigue
Are we struggling with Asthma
Are we struggling with the Common Cold
Are we struggling with Overdoing it and then getting Sick as a result of that
Are we struggling with our illness that has been diagnosed
Are we struggling with the Lies we keep telling others
Are we struggling with juggling and living a Double Life
Are we struggling with the loss of someone to Suicide
Are we struggling after losing our mum or dad
Are we struggling with jealousy from siblings
Are we struggling with our sadness and grief
Are we struggling seeing our parent with dementia
Are we struggling with our deep debt that is a Secret
Are we struggling with our addiction to gambling
Are we struggling with what’s going on in the News
Are we struggling with our own internal turmoil
Are we struggling with the weakness we feel inside us
Are we struggling with the War inside us
Are we struggling trying to just cope with life
Are we struggling with the Regret we feel from our past Mistakes
Are we struggling with our Lies and Secrets
Are we struggling with our Champagne Lifestyle
Are we struggling with our Lemonade budget
Are we struggling with wanting More and More and we just can’t Stop
Are we struggling with our money life
Are we struggling trying to make ends meet
Are we struggling with Lying to get benefits
Are we struggling with our very Foundation of life
Are we struggling because we have no Priority in life
Are we struggling to simply take deep Care of our body
Are we struggling with Closing Cycles
Are we struggling with our home situation
Are we struggling with the noisy neighbour
Are we struggling with the Waste we see on our streets
Are we struggling with the noise from the nightclubs
Are we struggling with the crime in our neighbourhood
Are we struggling with decisions our Politicians make
Are we struggling with how our world is suffering with Earthquakes and other natural disasters
Are we struggling trying to understand our Youth of today
Are we struggling with speaking the TRUTH consistently
Are we struggling with our Expression every single day
Are we struggling with being Real, Honest and upfront
Are we struggling with understanding Commitment to Life
Are we struggling because we simply Sit on the Fence and Do Nothing when we can Do Something
Are we struggling with transparency, which is about living a See Through Life
Are we struggling with our kids’ addiction to gaming
Are we struggling with our own Video Gaming time
Are we struggling with our addiction to Chocolate
Are we struggling with our addiction to TV
Are we struggling with our addiction to Social Media
Are we struggling with our addiction to Internet shopping
Are we struggling with our Eyes because of screen time
Are we struggling because we simply cannot Focus
Are we struggling taking action with our Emails
Are we struggling with our Car breaking down
Are we struggling with Forgetting something
Are we struggling with always Losing something
Are we struggling with looking in the Mirror and not liking what we see
Are we struggling with wanting the Perfect Life with the pictures in our head
Are we struggling with living our life in the Fast Lane as we feel racy inside
Are we struggling with that month D E C E M B E R which means indulgence
Are we struggling with End of Year as we seem to spend it with a deep Regret
Are we struggling with those silly New Year Resolutions that are not working
Are we struggling with January every single year as it is so Depressing for us
Are we struggling with being Lonely and not being able to see a way out
Are we struggling with those Crazy Days we keep having and it’s getting worse
Are we struggling with just Getting on with it and that means changing Focus
Are we struggling with how to simply take a few STOP moments during our day
Are we struggling with this FOMO business that catches us out all the time
Are we struggling with just Talking to anyone as it makes us feel uncomfortable
Are we struggling with the word Consistency as we associate it with a Boring life
Are we struggling with having things with ease and grace – living in the Flow Zone
Are we struggling with having a Simple life that has an order and flow to it
Are we struggling with Letting go of our past that no longer serves us
Are we struggling even though we really don’t have to
In other words, we have a choice but our stubborn ways seem to keep us in the struggling mode
Are we struggling to step forward and make changes because the old way is so familiar
Dear World
WHY is anyone struggling in today’s world when we seem to have it all
WHY are we making choices that seem to keep us in some form of struggling in life
Would it be a wise move to ask Questions if we have any area in our life where we are struggling
What if we create our own struggles and that means we have the answers inside us to get out of it
Could it be that Simple
References
(1) (n.d). Cambridge Dictionary. Retrieved February 24, 2019 from
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/struggling
(2) (n.d). English Oxford Living Dictionaries. Retrieved February 24, 2019 from
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/struggle
(3) (n.d). Google. Retrieved February 24, 2019 from
https://www.google.com/search?q=struggling&oq=struggling&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.3492j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
(4) (n.d). Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved February 24, 2019 from
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/struggle
Comments 1
If we are being honest – who on earth is not struggling with one thing or another?
Something came to me today – a real life example.
My hand is needing some extra support and I have known for a while now not to bend it any way I want to get the job done. The twisting movement is painful.
I have noticed when I am not on the computer it has zero pain so I have taken note of this.
Going swimming today, I know the rucksack is difficult on one side due to the twisting of the hand needed. Enough of struggling as I know I absolutely do not need to.
I felt who to ask and did so – on the bus to remove it and sit down, at the swimming pool to get it off my shoulders, before I left the leisure centre and then again on my buses travelling back home.
It got me thinking about so many people I know who simply would not ask for any help and they struggle – really struggle.
Are we struggling with simply asking for help and if so, WHY is this?
In the past I would rather die than get any form of help and today it’s the opposite.
I realise I need help to support me at times in different ways and I have a close network of people I can go to. However, daily stuff like help with my rucksack has to come from those I have never met and it does not feel wrong.
In fact, I felt joy because my hand was pain free and healing thank you very much, as I did not add to any further strain as right now that is what it needs.
I feel struggle is a choice as I used to think my life movie would be called Struggling.
With the new choices I have made in my life – my movie today would be called
GETTING ON WITH IT
It’s a lot more power-full and inspiring than a movie called Struggling.