Staying well in shitty times
Hey sis, how has life been treating you lately?? Cause on my corner, geez we have been going through it! Often when I retreat digitally it is often because either I am having the most awesome of times (and want to be present for it) or just trying to hang on to my sanity. Basically going through some less than amazing times and also wanting to be present for it haha. I laugh now because I feel a big part of the emotional storm has started passing – I feel more settled mentally – which again, I have come to accept how mental well-being is all about mastering your balancing game – being able to always return to center when you get knocked off your path.
I have been learning a lot lately, I have been having a lot of old knowledge reaffirmed as well. Sis, wellbeing is an active thing, self-care, and love, as well as self-esteem, are all not things we have but things we practice – they are continuous and never done – we are never off the hook regardless how “well” we feel or how masterful we have become. They work as muscle or a bank account – you constantly have to keep putting effort into them in order for them to stay afloat and keep in good shape or abundance. Boy have I been learning that a lot recently!
And another thing I have been practicing is the patience needed to keep practicing what you still need to learn but also becoming aware of how much better you have become, slowly by slowly, at finding center – at staying balanced and finding your path again. It is like emotional muscle memory – regardless of how far deep you fall off, you become more flexible and limber, finding it not easy but less and less hard to bounce back. I find gratefulness in that. Progress is always key and is always appreciated!
Things I have grown grateful for.
The fact that I have a home to rest my head, that I am safe. That I have people who care so much for me and are willing to show that. The fact that I am healthy and everything on my body functions so well haha. That I am often in good spirit, that I am curious, that I am always willing to get up and try again! Resilient and dedicated to finding/creating joy and peace of mind, for myself and others. Grateful to be me, even in the hardest of times, being able to keep trusting my path, even though I fail sometimes and doubt, my faith stays somewhere, glimmering like a little light, always visible even in the darkest of times.
I would also like to share a beautiful quote I found and hope it helps lift your spirits too
“However mean your life is, meet it and live it; do not shun it and call it hard names. It is not so bad as you are. It looks poorest when you are richest. The fault-finder will find faults even in paradise. Love your life, poor as it is. You may perhaps have some pleasant, thrilling, glorious hours, even in a poorhouse. The setting sun is reflected from the windows of the almshouse as brightly as from the rich man’s abode; the snow melts before its door as early in the spring. I do not see but a quiet mind may live as contentedly there, and have as cheering thoughts, as in a palace.”
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I guess, for now, that is it – going to wrap up my work day and head to the gym to work on my first and most favorite home, my body! For without it, there would be nothing to appreciate or truly enjoy.
Wherever you are, whether in the joyous or darkest of times, may you never forget that it is all a part of the journey and your story. To never despair regardless of how many times you might stumble, to always have the courage to get up one more time, to try one more time and to never give up on yourself or your passions. You are worthy of your dreams and living from your truth. The universe/ God and those who truly love you, are all rooting for you!
with love, light and courage
