I was going to blog about a book I'm currently reading (The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People), but I'm gonna steer this train in a different direction. If no one has told you lately...You Are Enough.
I've had a variety of great conversations over this past weekend with family members, friends, co-workers, and dates, and they were interesting to say the least. First of all, I had an amazing weekend so let me just throw that out there. I believe that 95% of conversations are "productive" conversations when we're open to perspectives, willing to listen, and give honest feedback. But I continued to observe a common theme in some of these conversations: We are all dealing and healing from something, and when that healing begins we need to go through that blank process of identifying that We Are Enough. We begin that journey of identifying when things went wrong, what steps needs to be taken to be happy, and what the process of starting fresh looks like.
Some of the questions that were asked included:
Why do I feel like this?
Why did he/she do that to me?
How have I changed?
Why was I treated that way?
Why do I keep making these decisions?
Where did I go wrong?
How much time do I take to focus on me?
Where do I start?
We all go through periods in life where we feel hurt, pain, loneliness, regret, anger, bitterness, brokenness, loss, and disappointment. Through those tough periods you were enough. You can only love from your level and understanding of what love is. You can only behave in manners that you understand to be normal behaviors. You can only make decisions that you believe to be logical in that period of your life. You can only control your responses and outlooks on situations that occurred. We experience people in different phases of life and there are always learning curves involved in those relationships. When you realize that you can't control anyone outside of you and how you respond to those experiences you can recover more easily from any negative experiences attached to that person. The key to repairing the hurt, damage, and negative thoughts from that encounter is realizing that YOU ARE ENOUGH.
You are enough. You are deserving of love and happiness. Starting over can be scary but may be necessary for you. It's okay to seek therapy. Take as long as you need to rebuild and refocus on yourself. Don't harbor and wallow into the abyss of feeling that you are not worthy and deserving to experience a fruitful life. That negative experience you had was the Creator's way of deterring your life in a different direction. There is no road map to this thing we call Life. It's not black and white. When you realize that you are enough, you make better decisions, value relationships, and begin to live life on your terms.
There is always room for improvement, but I make a conscious effort to be a better woman each day I'm able to breathe fresh air, while reminding myself that I am enough. Am I naive in believing that life can be simpler than we make it? That we can recover from past traumas by changing our perspectives on the situation? That the more self-love we develop, the happier we become overall? Maybe...but Maybe not..
All I know is that each person I spoke with this past weekend was deserving of the hug and encouragement I expressed, and if you're dealing with some emotional situations keep reminding yourself that:
You Are Enough.
Sending You All Love, Peace, and Light.
Sincerely,
Carrie P.
Some of the questions that were asked included:
Why do I feel like this?
Why did he/she do that to me?
How have I changed?
Why was I treated that way?
Why do I keep making these decisions?
Where did I go wrong?
How much time do I take to focus on me?
Where do I start?
We all go through periods in life where we feel hurt, pain, loneliness, regret, anger, bitterness, brokenness, loss, and disappointment. Through those tough periods you were enough. You can only love from your level and understanding of what love is. You can only behave in manners that you understand to be normal behaviors. You can only make decisions that you believe to be logical in that period of your life. You can only control your responses and outlooks on situations that occurred. We experience people in different phases of life and there are always learning curves involved in those relationships. When you realize that you can't control anyone outside of you and how you respond to those experiences you can recover more easily from any negative experiences attached to that person. The key to repairing the hurt, damage, and negative thoughts from that encounter is realizing that YOU ARE ENOUGH.
You are enough. You are deserving of love and happiness. Starting over can be scary but may be necessary for you. It's okay to seek therapy. Take as long as you need to rebuild and refocus on yourself. Don't harbor and wallow into the abyss of feeling that you are not worthy and deserving to experience a fruitful life. That negative experience you had was the Creator's way of deterring your life in a different direction. There is no road map to this thing we call Life. It's not black and white. When you realize that you are enough, you make better decisions, value relationships, and begin to live life on your terms.
There is always room for improvement, but I make a conscious effort to be a better woman each day I'm able to breathe fresh air, while reminding myself that I am enough. Am I naive in believing that life can be simpler than we make it? That we can recover from past traumas by changing our perspectives on the situation? That the more self-love we develop, the happier we become overall? Maybe...but Maybe not..
All I know is that each person I spoke with this past weekend was deserving of the hug and encouragement I expressed, and if you're dealing with some emotional situations keep reminding yourself that:
You Are Enough.
Sending You All Love, Peace, and Light.
Sincerely,
Carrie P.
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