The struggle is real

I can recall someone asking me how things are going, just a general question about my life, and my response was, “The struggle is real.” They immediately nodded in agreement.

Think about your experience as a mother.

Does the thought, “The struggle is real” apply to your experience?

If it does, you’re not alone.

And if you believe “The struggle is real” I want to confirm for you that it is.

The struggles you refer to are all indeed real.

• being a mother
• raising adolescents
• taking care of yourself
• work
• all your responsibilities
• and more

These things all exist in your life. No doubt about it.

However, they are continuing to be a persistent issue and challenge because you have labeled them a struggle.

Whether you have said it out loud as I have, or simply felt it in your heart when thinking about them, so long as you continue to label them as a struggle, they will remain challenging.

All because you expect them to be.

Process that for a while. Notice the cyclical cycle of thinking something will be, and the result of it turning out the way you expect.