Shattered

Everyone has a life story. Every person is special in that life is full of life lessons and crisis. Each make us walk a path and a road of salvation. A road to self discovery and growth. We ache, cry, scream, panic and become frightened of what lies ahead of every hardship that life brings. No one is exempt from our mental battles of what life brings us. Whats funny is that many life's battles change for everybody. Could you believe that as a dedicated house wife and mother 24/7 that on some given days that my biggest hardship of my day is the mental battle of picking up my husband dirty socks off the floor? How silly for some (we all know you Stay at home Mommas are like 'oh yeah') and how is that pair of socks symbolizes something bigger? A mental road block to monotony and frustration. It all starts the same for everyone, whether its dirty socks or huge crisis like death or hurt and pains of loss, its all pain and it never hurts the less. We all become 'shattered' in our mental state. So perfect our life can seem one day and then you are hit with the reality of life's valleys. Its all symbolic you see?
This was this song that used to play on the radio all the time and its called 'Shattered' by OAR and it really speaks of someones breakup but each of us can take that song and interpret in our sense for what fits for our struggles. Broken down and beat up we all feel like running, hiding and wishing all the pain and hurt away. But we as a humans have the instinct to survive, to fight. To each their own and we all know that some do better than others. Some find depression, alcohol and drugs to see their way through life and these times. It makes it so much easier to deal and to cope with what is often unfair and cruel. But the strong, the faithful they walk the walk, the hold their head up high, they keep moving forward. Realizing that through faith and courage is joy and true happiness. Life gets changed and rearranged and we all have to ride the wave. It will never be easy and it will often feel like there is no end in sight, the light at the end of the tunnel, but those moments of weakness is when we find strength. I do, its then that I stand up and I 'turn my car around' The song it talks about turning your car around, stand up and turn around your thoughts your actions and your life around to the reality of it all and deal and cope and get through. My heart was broke every single day I drove away from my babies last year in Nicu and in my dark moments of weakness I found my strength. I found it just so special and ironic that every time I drove away from the NICU I would hear that song playing in the radio. I knew I was shattered and broken.....but I knew that I always turned my thoughts around. Look to what I had, look to what I will get through, what we will all get through.

Its my message today, to hold your head up high, think positive, give yourself credit for your misfortune but don't never give up. Try to self discover what is that is have to get through and keep trying to find the other side. Seek help and support no matter who will give and you may find that complete strangers can give you more than what a loved one can. It does not matter, love is love and support is support.
Here is the song and you can hear and make this song your very own interpretation for what fitting for you. If anyone ever needs me let me know, I can offer you an open heart and a willing ear.

http://www.mtv.com/videos/oar/254581/shattered.jhtml