Are you being pushed to change?

Some of us, when experiencing hard times, think that perhaps our lives suck in the largest of ways and that we're doomed to fail. 

A bad day doesn't mean you're having a bad life, but sometimes it's hard to think that there's any light at the end of the tunnel when your incessant bad days add up like unwanted kilograms on the gym scale after Christmas. Perhaps though, instead of having a bad life, you're being pushed to change?

No coincidences 

You may be in a place in your life that looks like this...
Your closest friends are becoming fewer, your circle is getting smaller. You consider that maybe you're just 'moody' or 'in a bad place' so you continue with life as you do - until someone somewhere on your Facebook reminds you that you're actually better off just removing yourself from social media altogether. But you ignore it and your complacency keeps you prisoner to your daily habits, most of which keep you asking questions about your existence. 

Perhaps, you've noticed that the chronic gastric reflux you're used to once in a while, has become more frequent. You're battling to put anything into your mouth without the pain and inconvenience of a lava pit for a stomache. You carry on with your morning coffee, toast and a biscuit until you realise after a bottle of Gaviscon and 2 packs of Rennies later, that something has to change. Until such time as you're prepared to make the necessary changes to help yourself, you're going to keep suffering with dragon breath. 

If you're anything like me, you'll notice that the things that used to be fun and exciting have lost their luster. You know that you need to start meditating again and that all your dissatisfaction in life is actually because you're running away from time alone with yourself - you know, where all the answers lie. Yet you continue with your social media accounts (that no longer bring you joy) and your weekend rituals, which includes movies at your local cinema. And, nothing. Dead. Nothing changes until we consciously make a decision to follow our inner compass. 

I'm almost certain it will make you uncomfortable, almost resentful

It's okay to not want to do the things that serve you, they have a funny way of making you surrender. You will eventually realise that all the 'highs' that got you through your day, fizzled out with very little sustenance like the low GI bread you toasted and has now given you said reflux. You will find that when you notice all the ways the Universe is pushing you to change, your existence cannot remain the same. Take action, and the rest will fall into place. Perhaps it's time to tick off the proverbial emotional wellbeing checklist that you keep ignoring, starting with your husband, your kids, your personal goals and dreams. 

Dear one, when you find the discipline to listen to and change your present behaviour, you have discovered a door to the pathway of change so enter it, if you have the courage, and watch how what you've resisted all this time will actually set you free.