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Sometimes during difficult transitions, you have to say, “Enough!” to all the scary voices in your head. You need to remind yourself that those tiresome inner voices do not have your best interest in mind. It’s time to align instead with a Higher strength within you, no matter what.
We all spiral down at times. It can feel like life is punishing you or that you’re completely lost and nothing is worth the struggle any more. You may start giving up on your dreams. Your hopes and heart may turn to stone.
These are not times to fear; they are opportunities to transition into higher truth. You’re being asked to make a choice; to love and advocate for yourself in a more powerful way than ever before. You are challenged to choose faith over fear.
Where fear feels like a monolith of pain, here’s what faith looks like: You breathe deeper. You commit to be kind to yourself. You put one foot in front of the other. Baby steps perhaps, but you keep going. You resist catastrophizing. You refuse to fight yourself or argue for your limitations. And you make this vow: I will not go down. I am not done yet. I will never give up.
Sure, we all have “good” reasons for giving up on our dreams and hopes. We all reach days when just crawling out of bed seems like too much trouble. And yes, we could abandon our faith in ourselves or a Higher Power that guides us.
We may feel as if heaven has forgotten our name and the enemy is hot on our trail. And abandoning ourselves could even be considered realistic in a world that worships success.
But let me ask you this: are you really done yet? Are you completely done living, dreaming, trying and experiencing? Because if you are, you really should be ready to just stop breathing right here, right now.
Here is the other side of the coin: Having faith is not weakness. Faith does not let you off the hook, no matter how much you try. Faith holds you responsible for what you believe because those beliefs determine every action you will take in this life.
You have known all along that there would be detours and disappointment on the journey through life, didn’t you? And it is exactly when the going gets tough, that you need to take strong action, not back off.
When you vow not to abandon yourself in the pain of the moment, you draw a line in the sand. You return to the light that fuels you, and you choose to fight for your real life, your inner core.
When you do that, you’ll remember Leonard Cohen’s song that there’s a crack in everything; that’s how the Light gets in. You’ll remember that all lives are littered with rejection and ridicule and the loss of what we once held dear.
Nobody gets a permission slip to escape harsh realities, although we sure try to find that escape through our addictions and avoidance.
Here’s what to do instead. Take a deep breath and rise again. Choose to trust in the compassionate guidance of a loving Creator instead. Know that your eternal soul will bring new opportunities your way. Never give up on the truth of who you really are. You were born to choose a life that is worthy of you, so choose it!
During times of uncertainty and change, don’t let fear shut you down. Instead, stand tall, hold fast and choose to believe in yourself, your life and the Divine guidance that’s on its way to you right now.
You are more than what you’re facing at this moment: you are the sum total of everything within you, so have faith. Trust that you will find a way and the way will find you; vow to never give up on yourself.
Author Jean-Paul Sarte said, “Freedom is what you do with what’s been done to you.” This is how you choose freedom: it’s the powerful moment when you resist the temptation to believe in powerlessness and victimhood.
No matter how dark your circumstances seem, you can start again to create a new life with heart and integrity; a life that would make your spirit proud. You are not your story; you are the victor who will tell the story in the end to inspire others.
Negativity blocks your potential by convincing you to deny yourself. Don’t go there. Don’t abandon yourself. Let appearances crumble, but do not give up on yourself.
Things will shift. That’s how life works. Tomorrow is another day. The sun will pierce the clouds and there will be other opportunities to thrive.
Feel free to grieve your losses but know that you never need to die to your true identity as a soul. You matter and you are loved by a benevolent universe. You are meant to thrive.
Remember your Source and your purpose, for that is where your support comes from!
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