This is officially the worst anniversary ever -- and while I’m absolutely not celebrating the year of COVID-19, I am definitely reflecting on it.
I am thinking of how I learned (even more) the importance of holding my loved ones close. Of not taking for granted what we have, of not hoarding things other people may need (lookin’ at you, TP) and, above all, how this season of life will change all others.
If I can take away one single thing this year, it's to be kind to one another.
Without darkness there would be no light. Without sadness there would be no joy. Without the low times, you wouldn’t feel the high ones.
In order to live a full life, you can’t experience just happiness, you must go through life events and situations that will make you appreciate that happiness.
The truth is that your struggles are not against you, they are FOR YOU.
They present themselves to give you an opportunity to prove yourself, to strengthen yourself and to figure out your true grit (Thanks, John Wayne).
Sometimes you just have to stay strong through the winters + have faith that spring will come again.
Oh, 2020. You came, you saw, you destroyed. As the new year comes full-steam ahead, it’s time to reflect and figure out what went right and what went terribly (most of it out of our control) wrong.
In this episode, we’re talking about how to recover from 2020 and regroup as we move forward into 2021.
“Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker.” - Denis Waitley
I have failed in my time and it was during those failures where I learned who I was, what I wanted out of life, and what not to do next time. The first 2 years of my oldest daughter’s life are painful to reminisce. I was drowning in a job that took over my entire life, I had clutter and debt and then I had a miscarriage. It was horrible, chaotic, and emotionally draining, to say the least. I didn’t have a budget, I didn’t know how to manage my life and overall — I was a mess.
I decided to get intentional about my life when I hit a breaking point. I quit my job and became a SAHM. It took me about a year to recover, unwind and clean up the mess we had made. It hurts to look back and it hurts to feel like those years were thrown away in an abyss, but the reality is that I learned my grit and my grace in those trying times.
Keep waking up. Keep moving forward. Keep showing up For yourself and the people you love. It is all worth it when you triumph over your failures and fears.
