Life is like a truly miserable hike. You start off with a naive sense of optimism, brimming with joy and energy, blissfully unaware of what lies ahead. Then, the weather takes a turn for the worse, the path becomes rocky and steep, and suddenly you're lost. By the end, it's all downhill—though it never really gets easier. But in the end, you’ve just grown accustomed to the struggle and are solely focused on getting it over with.

Edward Alexander Lawrence, Congregationalist pastor, says our giving resembles Christ’s life. It brings us into sympathy with Christ’s redeeming work. Christ had joy at the work set before him.

Do we want credit for “sympathy with Christ’s work” without any sympathy for neighbor? Can charitable service seem a box we check off with exasperation until can get back to real imitation of Christ?

How can you enjoy the joy set before us?

#LifeIsHard and sometimes we #Falter and it feels so #FuckingHard

#Push carry the #Fucking #Weight

It's one of those nights.
Trying to empty the brain and absorb all the R&R to be had on our day off.

#dogsOfMastodon #joinin
#lifeIsHard #LifeIsGood
#iLoveMyDog

Bem, foi um dia molhado este. Como dizia a minha querida avó: molhadinho, como um pitinho!

Mas já passou e agora é aproveitar o quentinho dos cobertores. #LifeIsHard

Het leven is zwaar #LifeIsHard

Mal wieder stellt sich die schwierigste Frage im Leben eines erwachsenen Menschen...

Was soll ich nur heute kochen?

I feel the need to post this because ________(fill in the blank)
#LifeIsHard #SufferingEverywhere #LoveMatters #WarSucks #EveryLifeMatters

Bath Day Face

Every time I check my timeline, I want to boost everything, so I have to stop myself after 20-40 posts… #LifeIsHard

#TeamMastodon
(Granted, there is actually much more than Mastodon in there… OK then - #TeamFedi)

Senior cat Gertie is not sure how she feels about her human's changing work situation. He's sure that the negatives outweigh the positives, but he can't afford to quit right now.

#lifeIsHard #chronicpain #DoingItAllForMyCats

Call me when dinner is ready. Until then I am cooling all my parts. SilviePooh

#dogs
#lifeishard

Train cancelled.

Guess I'll cope.

@JessTheUnstill @crazypedia

Not entirely false as that is part of what the machines call "human nature" - *sigh* - it is not really an edgecase though, it is a feature AND a bug.

#wishitwerenotso
#lifeishard
#lifeisunfair
#fallen
#evolution
#power
#dominate
#ego
#sad

HTML encoding - it’s still such a struggle…

When I finally make it home I wonder why on earth did I leave in the first place #LifeIsHard #WfhAsAWorkingRight

There are moments when I sometimes don't know how to react.....

Should I laugh? Scream? Cry? Just ignore it?

Reminder that sometimes just waking up and showing up are enough! #LifeIsHard

Do you ever feel too tired to go all the way upstairs to bed and so you just sit where you are playing on the Internet?
#LifeIsHard