life is hard
![Image](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjft5B7iJFdnaVe3EVXwpnC7swwV5X2Y0fZ1X5pxUG1HeXT_DeIM_ixpGNjDZT3N8sKrzdlgzJ31jijRlf8BdtsZGekeuVyLVTfhmtPBOqkx7JJBNI44JKYVE9lGROKjR3DMJ1u7M3-LTizgsCvHpM2RzedW-N0gdCgRWMOmMJzdEtsXxpf9jS9DzNYAQ/s1600/images.jpg)
a little surprised by some unexpected feelings tonight. for some reason i was thinking about my 2023 word - hard. life is hard. really hard. i can really appreciate life being hard as I - 100% - believe that is where the opportunities are to learn and grow. having (and surviving) hard experiences keep us evolving into the person we were meant to become. those hard times will push us out of our comfort zone and in the long run, make us better people. that being said....it is often times after going through those difficult times we can say we are better people. in the moment, it definitely sucks (to say it nicely). the thing about life being hard is our lack of control over it. no matter what we do (or don't do) or who we try to bargain with, we can not control the outcome of our hard experiences. as hard as it is, sometimes we just need to embrace it. so my friends, if you are in a hard season...keep going. one step at a time. embrace the hard. kim