The Next Step (Forged by Fire)

 

This is a follow-up to the “Will Power” post I wrote some months back.

Because of the nature of my life, I regularly hear the people that I connect with speak about enjoying the journey, living in the moment, being present, etc.  And these words, as great as they are, are just that, words.  When faced with difficult life situations one finds it hard to embrace the now when the now is kicking you in the face, or maybe in a worse spot. LOL   Basically, easier said than done.

I bring this up to touch base about the challenges I had when I wrote that previous post and how I’ve fared so far.  At that time, I felt cornered with the amount of issues being felt in my body as I had recurrent injuries and noticeable discomfort muscularly that developed in rapid succession.  These experiences began to weaken my mindset even to the point of considering various systemic debilitating neurological disorders that matched some of the symptoms I was feeling.

Now, throughout this recent period of my life, deep down inside, I still harbored a semblance of belief in myself and even though this belief was so faint at times to be practically unnoticeable, I still knew that one way or another this was an opportunity for me to learn.  Learning is what the journey is all about.  It is the process of taking the worst out of any situation one encounters and turning it into an experience of knowledge.  Some might say I was overthinking the issues I was having and I will not deny the hypochondriac in me, but that is my personal learning and in that process I was able to recapitulate, with the help of my sister, of my maternal grandmother and mother’s own preoccupation with thinking the worst of physical illnesses.  You see, this is part of the learning I took from the challenges that I faced and still face in some ways.  Shifting the focus from feeling hard-done-by to looking for gems of learning in any situation is what constitutes embracing the journey.  With each step, and as one gains proficiency in any task, we get more fluid and able to make life’s challenges more about experience and less about being a victim of circumstance.  Me

Now I have a deeper respect for life, for my body (as I learned more about it, how it works, what works better for it, and how to love it more), and most importantly, respect for my Self, and if you ask me, this is what life is all about.

Thank you for reading and my wish is for you to also find that heart in your life, the passion that fuels your drive.  And remember, Life is not a problem to be solved, but a journey to be enjoyed and experienced…..