Ouch! Embrace my troubles? Yes! Embrace ALL the hurt? yes! Embrace every unknown when there doesn’t seem to be way out? YES! And here is why! You’re not going to escape being in the valley! It doesn’t work like that! You are going to face moments of doubt, fear, anger, hurt and all the other emotions that come with the unknown, so why not embrace them?
I’ve always been one of those people who has great rides on the mountains, but when something happened (out of my control) I hit rock bottom fast and hard! Then……..I stayed there! Why? Other than I felt sorry for myself and hoped everyone else around me did too, I don’t have a good reason. All I know is I’ve ALWAYS allowed my emotions to guide me when the lows come, and I’m just tired of being a depressed, sad, and angry person! I don’t like who I am in the valley! Fortunately, I get to decide from this moment on what my attitude will be when the time comes.
I’m sure you’re wondering, “how do I embrace the valley”? Well, I’m not sure, because I haven’t mastered that yet! So let’s figure it out together!
When those moments come, and they will, how about we step back and examine what we can control! We can control if we have “kick the dog syndrome” or if we find a confidant to help release the negative energy! We can control our words when anger hits! We can control if we are going to stay stuck in that moment and complain about it continuously, or if we move on by deciding what the next step is! And by golly we can control if we are going to stomp off to our room, sit in the corner with our thumbs in our mouth (this is so me) OR if we are going to keep our head held high knowing this too shall pass (I’m really trying to get there)!
What I’m realizing in life is: it’s never going to be a constant cake walk, going around the same mountain to learn how we can better ourselves is not fun, and we only get one shot! So why not embrace the lows as well as the highs? I’m not saying (or even thinking) this will be easy! But I know what hasn’t worked, so why not try something different and embrace every moment we have, even in the valley?!
Enjoy Every Moment 