FAITH•FULL
I’m sure we have all hit a space in time where we experienced some life turbulence. It’s that period of uncertainty. That phase of hardship. That feeling of being stuck in a rut and not knowing how to pull yourself up out of it.
I’ve had so many of those experiences I should be considered an expert at this point. I can vividly remember being full of anxiety and worry 24 hours a day 7 days of the week. I wasn’t able to concentrate on daily living. I had difficulty sleeping because tension and fear would cuddle with me in my bed at night. Most days even prayer was the last thing on my mind to do.
I was in a space of reluctance to share my pain with my family and friends for fear of judgement. Instead I sat with my problems alone. The few people I did decided to open up to provided the typical cliché support. Nobody wants to hear “Everything will be okay” or “Stay strong everything will work out”. When you are in a place of feeling defeated that shit just makes you annoyed and angry.
I can’t remember what shifted in me that allowed me to upward spiral out of those moments. Maybe it was the typical cliché support that planted a seed in my mind. Maybe it was all my prayers finally being answered. Maybe it was that one person who delicately and organically lent their support and love to me. Maybe it was my own muscles strengthening me to push forward.
When I think back to each of those times I am quickly humbled and filled with immense gratitude. That is not to say I still do not have moments of despair, but I know for a fact I can make it out. I have proved that to myself multiple times in my life. I learned over the years how to process struggle better. I equipped myself with the mechanisms and tools to use in order to support myself in maintaining a consistent upward spiral.
When relationship issues, career conflicts, personal identity crisis, and financial problems hit they can almost take you out mentally. I now place my full trust in myself to carry ME forward and I trust in GOD.
Here are a few ways I keep myself grounded and my FAITH•FULL:
Surround myself with positive people
Create a list of things and people I am grateful for
Read self-help/spiritual books
Listen to Podcasts about areas I seek guidance in
Journal my thoughts, both good and bad
Focus on the life I want to live and how I want to feel
Practice daily guided meditation
Clean and de-clutter my space to remove stagnant energy
Practice fasting twice a week and fill my body with Alkaline Water
Get outdoors in nature and appreciate the air I get to breath
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen”
-Hebrew 11:1