22/06/2024
🌊✨ Embracing Our Human Journey... ✨🌊
It's okay to be human and have very negative emotions around difficulties on our life journeys... I have to remind myself that while everyone endures hardships in life, it doesn't mean no one is willing or able to be there for me when I face my low points. You never know what anyone is going through, and sometimes, going through something where someone has a visible opportunity to be there for you or help in a clear way, gives them a chance to feel purposeful and contribute to your life.
🌸 Welp... Recently, I have struggled with flashbacks and other negative symptoms that have burdened my daily life due to traumas from recent years. This led me to a point of isolation I had never experienced before. At the same time, I started seeing all the things I can do to show up for more people and create a new position for myself as a mentor for indie artists.
💭 The thoughts were extremely negative & draining towards myself, making me believe things like, "Why would anyone want to hear about my struggles? And if they did, why would they still want to work with me when I am not always an emotionally well creator?" Eventually, I remembered the very people I want to help— transforming souls who have traumas just like me and want to persevere in their music journey, reclaim their confidence, and use their voice to better reality. I had to look at myself and say, how am I unrealistically trying to be 'perfect'?
✨ In this mindset switch, which I knew I could do long ago during hard times but was so hard to remember in my low moments, I was able to see the light of my situation and how necessary it is to my value! Someone may very well want to hear from me because I live and breathe transparently the ups and downs of moving forward with my healing and self-love journey. I decided to actively honor what I'm going through in honesty, allowing myself to feel those emotions. It was NOT easy AT ALL...
💖 This led me to a powerful reminder... Our wins aren't always in the tangible.... Sometimes, the greatest win of all is overcoming the hardest things you've ever felt and simply seeing the silver lining of what is possible because of the story God gave you. This was a new wake-up call for me and inspired me to move with more honesty going forward. I would rather be authentic than hide that I, like so many others, struggle, and it doesn't mean I can't still effectively create a positive impact or help others.
🌟 Here are some questions I have found helpful during times of challenge:
How is the challenge I am navigating relatable to someone else, especially the target audience of my creativity?
How can I narrate what I'm going through in a way that empowers me to honor my authentic feelings while also engaging with my passions?
What is a new small habit I can adopt to anchor me to this mindset anytime I feel down and out?
I'd love to hear from you! 🌸
➡️ What challenges have you faced and how did you overcome them?
➡️ What small habits help you stay positive and focused?
➡️ How do you find support during tough times?
Share your thoughts in the comments. Let's support and inspire each other! 💖✨
Here's a pic I took in the forest in May here in LYH, VA, where even though I got some cool selfie videos, I quickly learned how FREAKING TICK-INFESTED THE WILDERNESS HERE IS lmfao 😭😭😭😅
