Life-Trials-Outcomes

Warning.... this isn't a very happy post so don't continue if you would rather be uplifted.
You know it's amazing to me how things in life go. How you can read other people's blogs, see old friends/family or just people in general on a weekly basis, etc. and see how their life is (of course most people don't show you how their life is REALLY going). And sometimes seeing others and how good their lives are can make  a person envious or have pity on themselves.
I try to not to let myself become too jealous or envious or pity myself. I try to remind myself that I am very blessed and as long as I am doing what I know is right, I will continue to be blessed. We all have our trials and apparently these are mine. But right now I cannot help but feel down. We had plans-goals. We started the initial plan but instead of things working out as we expected or even close things went the complete opposite direction. Nothing has worked out like we were hoping/wanting. Now we know that things will come with opposition and problems, but usually you can expect that when you work towards something you can eventually get there. Well why hasn't it happened. Why does it only seem to get a tiny little better... it feels like we try and take a step forward and we end up with 3-5 steps backward. How can we make any progress? Ever?
I just feel like nothing is ever going to work out. When we think things are finally turning around and some good things are happening and possibly going to continue, those good things that are happening get weighed down with not so good things. Now don't get me wrong I am so grateful for my life, for my family, and for everything I do have... I truly am so blessed!!! I continue to be grateful for that everyday. This is just my rantings on things that aren't working out right now. Sorry for the negative post. I know one day life will just be too good and as much as I can't wait for that day to come, I obviously have a lot to learn from the trials I am going through now.