Life can get pretty rough at times.
When things take a turn for the worse, it can be incredibly difficult to see the light in the situation. All of the negative emotions imaginable come out to play - fear, doubt, worry, anxiety, etc. and they can consume you if you let them. What ends up happening is that we are so afraid to feel these emotions that we wall ourselves up trying to control the situation. Unfortunately, you can't avoid these hard times in life and they will find their way to you no matter what. What's the way out?
Make sure you go through them and feel them.
Decide you are going to go through them no matter what.
For many, you are going to have to grip onto your faith in order to make this happen.
There is a particular sort of magic and grace in getting close to your emotions - even the ones that hurt - without being consumed by them. It's like attempting to put your hand by a hot pan to feel the heat but at the same time trying to not burn yourself. These negative and agonizing feelings, while they test our soul endlessly can become a source to our greatest healing. They can take us places where we need to bring our love and teach us about what needs some attention. Give yourself the opportunity to actually experience these thoughts and emotions deeply without trying to run from them and change them and see how much you can learn. It is a challenging experience to say the least, but it's an very worthwhile journey in itself.
It's going to hurt a bit when you go back into this painful place. But if you give yourself the chance to do some serious healing then you'll come out just fine on the other side of things. You'll really begin to live. You'll really begin to see the world in a pretty different way. Deciding to connect with everything and anything around you will open up more doors than you could possibly imagine.
Living in this world is a serious test of how much faith and fortitude you possess. Anyone can fall apart easily, but what's going to make you different? What's going to make you the type of person who could face the greatest challenges of life and take a stand for something greater than themselves? Take a chance to dive into these dark parts of your life. You might find the answer there.
When things take a turn for the worse, it can be incredibly difficult to see the light in the situation. All of the negative emotions imaginable come out to play - fear, doubt, worry, anxiety, etc. and they can consume you if you let them. What ends up happening is that we are so afraid to feel these emotions that we wall ourselves up trying to control the situation. Unfortunately, you can't avoid these hard times in life and they will find their way to you no matter what. What's the way out?
Make sure you go through them and feel them.
Decide you are going to go through them no matter what.
For many, you are going to have to grip onto your faith in order to make this happen.
There is a particular sort of magic and grace in getting close to your emotions - even the ones that hurt - without being consumed by them. It's like attempting to put your hand by a hot pan to feel the heat but at the same time trying to not burn yourself. These negative and agonizing feelings, while they test our soul endlessly can become a source to our greatest healing. They can take us places where we need to bring our love and teach us about what needs some attention. Give yourself the opportunity to actually experience these thoughts and emotions deeply without trying to run from them and change them and see how much you can learn. It is a challenging experience to say the least, but it's an very worthwhile journey in itself.
It's going to hurt a bit when you go back into this painful place. But if you give yourself the chance to do some serious healing then you'll come out just fine on the other side of things. You'll really begin to live. You'll really begin to see the world in a pretty different way. Deciding to connect with everything and anything around you will open up more doors than you could possibly imagine.
Living in this world is a serious test of how much faith and fortitude you possess. Anyone can fall apart easily, but what's going to make you different? What's going to make you the type of person who could face the greatest challenges of life and take a stand for something greater than themselves? Take a chance to dive into these dark parts of your life. You might find the answer there.
About the Author:
Live it up. Evan Sanders is a professional life coach at AYKME Life Coaching and writes articles about the experience of daily life on this earth. Make sure to check out this blog on the Rocky Balboa Speech that dragged him out of hell and dive into Patience Quotes for some more insight into starting your own journey.