Taking time for myself

I wanna be vulnerable with ya’ll today..

The last 12 months have been the most challenging times of my life. Especially the last 6 months.

God has been breaking me down.. To give me an opportunity to slow down. And build myself back up better than ever.

Something I’ve learned over my 32 years in life..

In addition to having the opportunity to coach hundreds of men over the last 10 years.. learning through their experiences

Is that sometimes we’re up.. & sometimes we’re down

The ebbs & flows of life are never ending. Sometimes we’re way up. Everything is clicking. We cant miss. It’s easy to embrace these times. We don’t want them to end.

Other times we’re way down.. Feels like the wheels are falling off. We can’t catch a break. Much more difficult to embrace these seasons. We just want it to end.

When we’re at the peak of the wave.. We can see across the landscape. It all makes sense. We can reflect back on challenging times & see the purpose they served on our journey.

But when we’re in the valley.. We can’t see beyond the wave we’re in. Feels like the “night” may never end. We’re praying for the sun to rise again.

I’ve been in the valley lately. Going through it in more ways than one. Cant seem to get my sea legs underneath me at times.

I know that this too shall pass though.. I’m seeing glimpses of the massive opportunity I’m being given through these challenges. And doing my best to seize them.

My natural urge is to want to push harder.. To grind my way out of this season.

But I know what got me here.. won’t get me to that next level

My body & intuition are telling me the opposite.. They’re making it crystal clear that the path forward right now is to slooooow down. To REST. Rest the mind & body. Spend more time in nature. Siting on the front porch rocking on the swing.

I’ve been spending a lot less time online. More time going inward.

In order to follow this.. it requires a lot of faith. Faith to trust in my intuition. Faith to trust God.

I’m not a victim.. What a blessing it is to be alive & face these challenges.

Reason I write this today.. Is in hopes to encourage those who might be reading this who are also going through a tough time right now

Stay in the fight. Listen to your body. Have Faith that things will work out better than you can imagine.

One day at a time. Next right decision.

Much love