It's when the going gets challenging - that's when it's hard. Really, really hard. Hard to persevere. Hard to keep going. Hard not to give up.
Challenging - is different for everyone. We all have challenges.
The dramatic like to make all their 'challenges' be known, along with all their tragedies. Their every conversation must include all challenges and newest tragedy that intensifies said challenge. When it seems to be an ongoing theme it becomes harder to listen. It morphs into drama.
Then there are those who feel the challenges but simply ride them out or deal with them as they arise. No fanfare. No trumpets of announcement. No constant vocalizations about it all.
And some times that quiet is not always because everything is hunky dory, A-Okay and cheerio. Things could very well be totally falling apart and collapsing right there under the surface. And who would know?
Articulating some things can be difficult especially for someone who has a hard time expressing themselves to begin with. Add having been trained (or conditioned) to suck it up. No need for emotion, it's not necessary. One learns to figure it out and deal with shit on their own.
Or not.
Then there is the dilemma of not having the words to express what is happening or the feelings being experienced. There's no descriptors for what's going on within.
Paired up not having anyone close enough who gets is and who can handle someone who sucks at conversation, it's hard to really dig deep into what's going on inside.
That's the challenge.
When the going gets tough it's easy.
It's when the going gets challenging that's when it's tough. Really really tough.
