About 10 days ago, my life turned upside down from the security and everyday lifestyle I knew and loved. This is not the first time I have experienced hardship, and although at first I was emotionally distressed, I turned my attitude around by remembering all of the times I’ve made it through tough moments before. I soaked in positivity from people I believe to be great leaders in our world, and found gratitude in what I still had going right for me, and what will turn back around in the future. Hard experiences shape us into the better version of ourselves, if we allow it to. In theses uncertain times, where some are fearful of illness, some are fearful of financial security, some are fearful of the unknown, we have to stand strong in our faith. Now, I am not particularly religious, but I still have faith that we have a loving creator and faith in humanity as a whole. We are all people that are talented, loving, kind-hearted, and giving to what we can extend, and together we will fight through hard times.
Tony Robbins sent out an email to his subscribers a few days ago where I borrowed the quote below from. He also talked about something else important. I’m going to shorten the information for the sake of time. He talks about how each day we get in our cars and drive to work, or school, or the store. We get in our vehicles knowing well that there might be people driving drunk, texting and driving, or falling asleep at the wheel, that at any moment they could make a mistake and run us off the road. Yet we get in our cars anyway… why do we do that? Because we have faith. He says, “Faith is not learned, it is something we are born with. Faith is what fuels us through times of fear and uncertainty. […] Faith is knowing that at our core we are more than anything we will ever face, and we can handle whatever life brings us. We always have and we always will. That is the power of the human race.”
I am a firm believer that everything that happens to us, is happening for us. On top of that, I believe every “problem” we are handed in life is given to us because we are fully capable of handling it, even if we never have before. If we focus on our strengths, and all of the things we as individuals and as a team have gotten through before, and can quiet our minds from fear, we are capable of conquering anything that comes our way. Any failure we feel like we experience, we can bounce back from, and we almost always do. We are resilient, it is our nature to keep going. We are adaptable, strong, and move forward.
This time in the world might be different for each individual. It might also feel like it’s lasting a lifetime. What we can each do is use this time to find our own strengths. We all have our own inner hero, and this is a time where you may need to step up and be that hero for yourself, your family, or maybe people you don’t even know. Whatever we have been given this moment for, know that it too shall pass. We won’t be stuck in this moment forever, and soon we will be springing forward once again. Use this time to prepare yourself for what’s to come, whatever that means for you. What were you excited for before this all happened? Focus on that, focus on what you’re made for. You can still make progress towards your goals during this time. Don’t allow this to let you play small. Are you going to let what’s going on in the world cause you to contract or expand? Let’s all make a pact to expand. Let’s make Faith based choices over Fear based choices.
One final thing you can do each day to lift your mood is to take breaks from your screens, and notice 3 things to be grateful for in your day. Maybe you are grateful for your job, or your family, or your pet, or your favorite snack getting you through the day, or the ability to work from home. Whatever it might be, if you’re feeling overwhelmed, stop and look for gratitude in your life and ways you can feel empowered by faith.
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Resilient & Radiant 