When you fall off the wagon of life

When you fall off the horse do you stay down in the mud or do you climb back on and continue the journey?

Life is hard. 

Life shows no mercy. 

People are cruel. 

Molehills seem like such mountains. But it is what it is. 

If we always just lay down, 

cried when the milk spilt, 

wail at the unfairness of it all 

    - would anything ever been accomplished?

Life is hard. 

It is a test. 

It’s not easy.

Sometimes, it’s a struggle to get out of bed, 

some nights, when we close our eyes

we might hope they won’t open again. 

But life goes on. 

It has to. 

Though we sometimes feel it is cruel.

Though we sometimes feel it is heartbreaking.

Life goes on. 

We cannot stop,

we cannot pause

no fast forward, 

no rewind and try again.

The world keeps turning, spinning slowly day by day.

Only we can change our choices, our lifestyle.

Thoughts can be altered. help can be sought.

Changes can be made, new habits begun.

The worlds greats did not give up,

 if we all just accepted things as they are - stopped trying, 

nothing would ever be accomplished. 

We have responsibilities 

to ourselves, 

to others 

to god. 

Did Jesus lie down when he fell with the cross? No. 

With a little help he got up and continued on. 

believe in him or no it does not matter. 

When help is offered or not, 

we MUST keep going

we MUST get up and try again.

No matter how hard the struggle

No matter how tired we are. 

The test of life is hard, 

the road to paradise has blockades and barriers, 

but,

if we want to finally get there - OUR IDEAL

OUR PARADISE

OUR LIFE 

    we MUST find a way to go on. 

Lead the way for others to follow

never look back, regret. 

Never say what if

FIGHT

STRUGGLE

GO ON

SURVIVE

YOU CAN WIN.

The world keeps turning,

with it,

the opportunity for change.

For better.

For good.

For life.

by Kelly Crawford