You may know that of late I've had issues (haven't we all at times?!) with dental treatment being required along with just being in a general funk about the state of life at the moment.
"It ends tonight" to quote Thomas Anderson...
I could beat around the bush, which I've become quite good at in the year and a bit since I started blogging, haven't I? :P
But I won't!
I'll simply say that the following resources have been of tremendous help during this period: -
Along with the magazine "Writing Magazine" available here.
Both of which have been invaluable in not only arresting the funk I was finding myself in, fed up of applying for job after job and hearing nothing back from them. You know how it is.
Firstly, I started to realise that I was letting myself down by talking negatively over myself all of the time saying things like "oh, it'll never get better than this 'cos nothing changes!" - I got news for you folks, it won't with an attitude like that!
My attitude was quite simply rotten to the core and I needed a swift adjustment if I was to continue on this upward trend I've been seeing over the past couple of years. I could swear I was getting used to living life to the full.
Having picked up the above resource, "I Declare", for around £10.80 from my church's resource department, I knew that this within my hands was the key to kickstarting a change within not only my circumstances, but also my mindsets that were all to cock.
I'm on day seven and it's already impressed me, Joel's wisdom in imparting tips you can take onboard to help elevate your gaze upwards out of your own circumstances to your future and beyond.
Pick your copy up today, it's well worth it!
Also, before I finish this posting, I do have to mention one other resource and that is A.W. Tozer's "The Pursuit of God" that is available here.
This book is pretty self explanatory in that it tries to help alleviate symptoms one can find clouding one's judgement (I don't talk like this I swear!) during the daily walk. Often our gaze is shifted by the slightest of things when it should really be resting 100% upon Jesus and the complete forgiveness we have in Christ the hour we "first believed" as that popular hymn goes.
FINAL THOUGHT
As I bring this posting to a close, then, I hope the words I provide give some succour to those that are struggling right now with a same mindset I've had in the past.
Depression? I know the feelings, believe me I do!
Don't you worry, I'm not some insensitive jerk-off that will say "just buck up" or "cheer up" because I know what a lonely road depression can lead leaving you feeling like there's no end to the darkness, no end to the despair that just seems to be swirling all around you.
Just know that it will get better, I know that it doesn't seem like that now but as the saying goes "it's always darkest before dawn", just keep putting one foot in front of another and treat yourself to something nice every now and then just for being you!
It won't go away automatically, I'm not professing that it will because it takes time and believe me I've been through some pretty dark roads to get where I am today; the life of awesomeness that I can say I'm officially proud to live!
Tomorrow it's pre-screening for a job interview, a driving job nonetheless so when that works out, it'll be boss (see what I did there?)! :D
Keep the faith, bro's!
Peace out!
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