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When life gets re-arranged and re-directed to a place where you find yourself in the unknown: Don’t despair. Often times, life will not look like what you want it to look like. Being aware of where you are in the here and now will allow you to be more present with yourself. When life shakes you up, you GET the opportunity to just BE with yourself. If you are in this type of place where everything is up in the air, re-forge the connection that you have with yourself. IS there any part of you that you’ve neglected? Put on the back burner? Repressed? These questions will get the neurons of embracing the unknown to fire. Being SHAKEN up is your intuition screaming at you for newness. The unknown can be scary, having to deal with some many variables of life. Be willing to sit with the discomfort. This is also a message to your system. What areas of your life do you need waking up? Discomfort will show you the areas of your life that you haven’t been paying attention too. Get comfortable in the midst of your discomfort. Feel all of your feelings. Take responsibility for whatever that has transpired that’s yours. Hold yourself accountable to just be wherever you are and have that be enough.
Self-love-exploratory compassion
When your life is being re-arranged, give yourself permission to give yourself a break. Be kinder to yourself. Infuse yourself with the people, places, and things that are going to uplift, support and make you feel good about being you. All of the compassion, love, and friendship that you give to other people is the same energetic intensity that you should use for yourself. When there is pain in your story, you may not feel up to the task of finding good things about yourself. Try anyway. You are not what happened to you. Your mistakes don’t define you. Every day we get the amazing gift of a fresh start. Hopefully, you opened your eyes today. The fact that your heart is beating is significant. Take this time to nourish yourself. Just sit with yourself and see what comes up for you. Pour love into your woundings. Come home to yourself.
Homecoming and Solitude
When you realize that you’re alone, don’t panic. This is your moment to engage deeply with yourself and shift. All of those parts that you may have neglected because you gave to others, can be re-connected. Coming home to yourself can be exhilarating. It doesn’t have to be this scary journey of avoidance. Make the investment to get to know yourself right where you are. Discover your interests, rekindle old fires, and dig deep. You create your reality. You are the product of your best thoughts about yourself and your life. Cultivate an attitude of doing things that are going to elevate, make you feel good and celebrate the glorious mess that you are. Lastly, at the end of the day, all you may have is yourself. Let yourself be ENOUGH. Validate and empower your own existence. If life is giving you the invitation to come home, accept the offer and be at peace.
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