Surviving The Wait!

There is always an open door but timing is everything!
Waiting is the hardest part of any process. Especially, when we are talking about healing the wait can seem never ending. Being hopeful in time of crisis and despair is by far the hardest thing that I have ever experienced. Being hopeful in the time of crisis is not a piece of cake. When I was struggling, in some of my darkest times I felt like I was being consumed by my situation. The Isolation, loneliness and the sadness was so deafening I felt like I was drowning in my pain. Do you know what it is like to feel like this? Waiting is hard but I found helpful tools to help me survive the wait.



Digging Myself Out Of Despair

I knew that I could not continue to live like this, I need to make a change in my life.
I decided to take "baby steps" because after all I can't solve everything in one day.
The first thing that I worked on was my thinking, I wanted to replace my negative thoughts with positive ones. I had to be intentional in seeking positive thoughts, I did this by filtering positive messages into my mind. I used music, quotes and scriptures as a tool to change my thinking. This was not a quick fix it was years of reconditioning myself to think positively, repetition is definitely the key to success. This was the beginning of a new journey for me.


Joy For The Journey

Joy is a wonderful feeling that helps to lighten up the load on the journey.
It's hard to find joy in pain, but I found that it is better to wait in joy than to wait in pain. I know that everyday is not going to be a great day, and that is totally fine. I am not oblivious to the fact that some days will suck and I will feel sadness. However, I make the decision to pick myself up and not allow  the pain to take root. I feel like the moment that I start to feel sorry for myself is when despair will try to take root. I have no more room in my life for sadness and despair, therefore, when possible I try to wait in joy. I try to laugh more and smile more, sometimes I have to force myself to feel joy. If I have to watch a funny movie or a funny video then that's what I'll do. I try to remember I don't have to consume myself with the seriousness of life. I can take joy with me for the journey.


Cassie