It is like you found a way into my heart and mind and clearly articulate much of what I’m experiencing.
The desire to understand how to be happy, healthy and wealthy when one feels trapped by life.
My culture too has strong family ties and I seem to have never developed the ability for friendship.
Yet I’m sociable and presentable with a good sense of humour who is adventurous and passionate.
Yet my fine qualities only seem to make the position I’m in now - uninspired job, not rich - harder!
I recently acquired a counsellor after a year without one, moved to a new town and am single.
My last relationship was long (almost a decade) and doing things on my own still feels weird.
Cooking, making plans, going out...there is no one to do it with anymore and I’m not used to it.
I’m practicing challenges that encourage growth in a sustainable manner, and being kind.
Sometimes it’s hard to practice kindness around people who are rubbing me the wrong way.
Today I was really challenged in many different ways and I had to practice being calm and strong!
I don’t like that because some days (like today) I just want to have fun and pace myself. Not struggle!
I must look at how I contributed to the day not going well and see how I could try do it differently.
For example I could have gone to bed earlier, drank more water and meditated as soon as I awoke.
I could have also wrote down things I’m grateful for, called a help line and ate more healthily.
Sometimes I think I’m just stuck and always will be and that progress is a lie. This is depressing.
In those moments remembering that I have the switch in me to snap back to my power is helpful.
It’s helpful because once I remember that the power is waiting for me within, I can flick the switch.
Sometimes it seems like I just can’t and that’s it is an uphill slog. But that is another life lesson.
I’m not the smartest tool in the shed. I’m authentic, kind, funny and creative. Thats okay too.
It also okay to not be okay. I hate being poor! I know all my problems will be solved with wealth.
So I try understand that mood. I embrace it and use it to fuel progress. It’s like life compost!
Sure...like compost it stinks because every part of our good being may want change now. No waiting!
And realizing and accepting we’re not there yet is painful at times. But, giving up is much more painful.
The times I gave up were hard on me and my family. I must do my best, and not be THE best.
Doing our best is enough because then we don’t need to expect something impossible to happen.
It may not be sexy but it is powerful to make steps, no matter what size in the direction of success.
Falling back into old ways is just part of the journey. During those tough times, what helps you?
Ask yourself this question and learn to think critically, and not be negative. That drains energy.
When you notice negativity, flip that switch and do what you need to do to redirect and pivot.
Onward and upward and outward and inward. And whatever other ways. Keep going. You’re sauce.
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