Intentionally focusing my mindset on finding the positive in all things has truly helped me over the past couple of weeks. I found moments of peace, clarity and profound joy out of the ashes of several months of feeling miserable, for lack of a better word. I faced several obstacles, nothing wildly out of the ordinary, but challenging nonetheless.I couldn't quite put my finger on why some things were happening, but I knew why I was frustrated. I was able to recognize that there was a lesson to be learned in the very field I kept circling. I tapped into my God center and before certain situations got the better of me or I said something or did something I couldn't take back, I took action. I knew that it wasn't God's will for me to be living and feeling the way I had been in recent months. When change got underway, I learned several things:
1. I stress a lot, unnecessarily even.
2. I can't change others. I can only change me.
3. I can't worry about the decisions of others. I can only make the best and most informed decisions for me.
4. It's easy to be reactionary, far more difficult to be proactive and forward thinking.
5. I absolutely have to speak up when I believe an action to be wrong, if for no other reason than my personal sanity.
I'm grateful to be climbing out of this particular valley and moving forward to a place of new hope, healing and happiness, even if it is ripe with new obstacles. God's timing, much like His grace is immeasurable.
