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11.2.20
i think it’s easy to get caught up with someone, or a situation, or in a bad habit. sometimes it’ll creep in on us when we’re most vulnerable and feeling lost and wanting to feel *something*.
11.2.20
i think it’s easy to get caught up with someone, or a situation, or in a bad habit. sometimes it’ll creep in on us when we’re most vulnerable and feeling lost and wanting to feel *something*.
so we latch ourselves onto this person, situation or substance because it provides temporary release, even though it creates more hell in the long run. and we get so lost & consumed by it that we’re convinced that there’s no way out of this rabbit hole. that we’re helpless.
but then something happens. perhaps a light bulb goes off. a sudden switch in the mind. an epiphany that this person, situation, or substance is simply not worth the temporary relief & the long term pain. or maybe it’s a slow lifting of the veil that theres more to life than this
and then we remember that life wasn’t always like this. we remember that at one point we were happy, or healthy, or coping well with the stressors of life. or that life simply wasn’t this chaotic. and there’s the desire to get back to that point. how do we get there again?
that question may seem really daunting, like an impossible feat. it may feel easier to sink further down the rabbit hole, to indulge in feeling weak for something or someone because it prevents us from taking the first, challenging step to climbing out.
we may think, “this is just my life, i might as well accept it.”
“i’ll never get out of this, so why try?”
but why not? why not strive for something better, healthier, more fulfilling? ill tell you right now it’s going to be hard. nothing worth having is easy to attain.
“i’ll never get out of this, so why try?”
but why not? why not strive for something better, healthier, more fulfilling? ill tell you right now it’s going to be hard. nothing worth having is easy to attain.
but that’s the beauty in it, no? once you climb out of that rabbit hole all gross & sweaty & exhausted, you get to look down at how far you climbed and say, “i fucking did that. i conjured up the strength to pull myself out of this void when i felt the most helpless & powerless.”
“i was stronger than my demons & i overcame them.” and the truth is, you have always been stronger than your demons, but fear and lack can be such powerful tricksters. so once you climb out of that hole, however long it takes, you’ll realize how powerful & abundant you are.
and there might be times where you find yourself sinking again and that’s fine. healing and growing is never linear. the upside is that now you have experience, knowledge, wisdom, and resilience to pull yourself back out. you have new tools, new perspectives & mentalities
that help in pulling yourself out once again.
& while you’re out of that hole, do things that remind you of how strong, beautiful, creative, and abundant you are. remind yourself of your blessings. do things that fulfill you. fill your waking life with things that bring you joy.
& while you’re out of that hole, do things that remind you of how strong, beautiful, creative, and abundant you are. remind yourself of your blessings. do things that fulfill you. fill your waking life with things that bring you joy.
life is too short to be living in fear or insecurity. and yes it is so much easier said than done, but it is always worth the effort.
so with that all being said, use today as an opportunity to reflect on what has gotten you weak or feeling powerless. what can you do about it? do you even WANT to do anything about it? what adjustments are you willing to make to take your power back?
