Did you ever just want to say enough? Jump off the merry-go-round of life and hide yourself away? The uncertainty of the world was overwhelming. Finding a way forward through the cobwebs of disappointment was just too much. What do you do instead of saying enough or leaping from the merry-go-round of life?
Some will encourage you to count your blessings. And, to a certain extent, I am all for that. But, sometimes you’ve got to inject a bit of realism into what is happening. Acknowledge what is not working. Take some time to be with the disappointment, the sorrow welling up from yourself. Those are the breathing moments in which you find a balance between your suffering and your hopes and dreams.
Those moments of enough aren’t about reframing a situation and the circumstances you find yourself in. Breathing into the moment, you really feel the cobwebs of disappointment and are aware of how they tangle into every part of your being. That realization is the scary, difficult part.
It is undeniable that the cobwebs wrap us in fear. As we breathe into the moment, we move into objectivity. We set aside the everything will be all right philosophy and truly rest in the uncertainty. Non-attached, we don’t judge or defend where we find ourself. In fact, our courage propels us through the uncertainty as our curiosity seeks the best way forward.
We give up control while acknowledging that sometimes, no matter, what our optimistic projections don’t quite work out. With this realization we have a choice: we can throw up our hands in discouragement and burrow deeper into our despair or we can take life as it is. When we choose the latter, we actively feel our suffering and gain the power to create a pathway through it.
Taking life as it is really isn’t about giving up. It isn’t about making the best of a situation. No, taking life as it is requires that we are realistic. We name our challenges and the lessons we need to learn. We commit to living those answers no matter how difficult they may be.
If you are like me, you do have moments of wanting to shout “enough” from the highest rooftop. And, maybe you’ve tried to leap from merry-go-round and search for a hideaway. But, in the end, we cannot run from life. It will catch up to us. What we can do is stop, turn around, and confront those uncertainties that overwhelm and scare us.
Vanessa F. Hurst, ms, is a Life Coach through Intuitive Connection, professional speaker, and author who weaves her inner wisdom into all she touches. Her books are available @ www.wildefyrpress.com. Contact Vanessa @ vanessa@intentandaction.com for life coaching, keynotes, programs, and intuitive consultations.
Twitter: @fyrserpent / ©2019
No comments:
Post a Comment