Hello everyone!
I hope you are making the most of your year so far because it's already two months old.
I've had a rough time of late, but I'm adapting, I am thriving and in fact, I am getting better, man. There's no substitute for finally admitting to yourself that your problems run a lot deeper than skin deep as it helps you get on the road to recovery...
My Journey to Mindfulness
About five weeks ago, I started meditating, a practice I used to engage in even if it was just for five minutes at the start of the day and then five minutes at the end of it. Through this process I discovered the app Calm, which has revolutionised how I do it.
I'm not here to review the app, just to say that through the techniques that I have been taught so far, it has started to really change not only my outlook on life but also my outlook on myself because I've had real problems accepting my imperfections.
Did you hear that?
I am not perfect.
I don't make any attempts to hide my imperfections anymore because they show how God has supported me through every single step of my development, from the hardest of times to the best of times.
So as my posts have flickered over unforgiveness and friendship, you can tell that there are certain issues that I'm struggling with even today. But it's okay now because I give myself permission to admit those struggles. It takes a big man to admit his struggles, especially in a society that is starting to realise that what is on the inside can be just as impactful to a person's health and wellbeing, as well as what is on the outside.
Society has been fashioning us into its own image for so long that it is starting to realise that the individual is what counts for when the individual realises their own uniqueness then, and only then, can they be celebrated for who they are and what they bring to the game of life.
My faith is what has kept me strong since I pulled out of church scenarios and whether I will ever go back is all up in the air at the moment and open for interpretation and all that. God's ever present and constant light has been, sometimes, my only light source and right now, I can honestly say that I want to be kept where the Light is: -
God has been my ever present help in times of trouble of late proving that, even though I don't go to church anymore, He still loves me, He still values me and He still accepts me for just who I am.
He made me this way for a reason, struggles and all!
Final Thought
Seeing as I have to wrap this one up prematurely as I'm going to my next counselling session in a few minutes, I want to encourage you today that no matter how bad it looks, feels or is, God is your ever present help in times of trouble (Psalm 46:1).
Don't forget it... don't you ever forget it!
===TLP===
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