Now more than ever people want to feel connected. Whether it’s feeling connected to a greater purpose, connected to likeminded individuals or just feeling connected to self. There’s a growing need to find space and community.
Maybe you’re in this position, or maybe you’re realizing that you’re heading in this direction. It’s possible that you’re like me. Always doing the right things, saying the right things, and always being the right one. It’s a wonder how you seem to get everything right. So what happens when everything starts feeling wrong?
March was easily the busiest time I’ve been in for a while. Not only did I have TWO back to back work trips, I also had TWO back to back dance performances!
If you’ve been following and reading these blog posts, you’ll know that I’ve been trying to develop more trust with myself and my decisions. A part of that is practicing healthy habits and being intentional about the things I do. One of those things I wanted to focus on was creating more experiences for myself and getting out more.
So I just turned 26 and I am obviously accepting the fact that my 30’s are looming ahead (on that note, please remember to live in the present so you don’t go down rabbit holes). I am also accepting the fact that it’s okay to live life out loud and present the highest version of myself.
The mind is definitely a powerful thing. It can come up with some amazing ideas and creative pursuits. It can also be home to our own worst critic. How do we learn to quiet the mind? How do we keep ourselves from negative self-talk and gaslighting? We’ve all been in a place where maybe we are more critical of ourselves than we need to be. For this reason it’s important to employ techniques and coping skills that help us become our own cheerleader rather than our own worst critic.
So after 6 months I wrapped up my last therapy session and I am so proud of how far I’ve come. I didn’t think that therapy was something that could really be accessible to me, but I am happy that I took out the time to prioritize me.
A quarter-life crisis is something that’s unique to people in their mid twenties to early and one of thirties. Life can quickly become tricky and one of the trickiest things to figure out is the future. What happens when our future is unclear and we begin questioning the the things we’ve been taught are the “right things to do”?
One way to know that you are healing and changing for the better is examining the way you treat yourself. How have you been treating yourself lately? What do you think about the person you are becoming? I can honestly say that I feel a shift between the old ways in which I treated myself and the new ways in which I show myself love and appreciation. I had to just let go of the worries and doubts and realize that I was worthy of good things and that I had everything within me that would help me achieve those things.
I’ve kind of been in a little funk as of late. For some reason, I’ve felt like my life has been stagnant and that not much has changed even though I’ve been praying about a number of things. It’s almost as if I’ve been going to new places but staying in the same head space. Kind of like I’ve been taking one step forward and two steps back. Almost as if I wasn’t experiencing any kind of abundant life. Even though it is discouraging and frustrating to feel this way, it’s even more frustrating to admit to myself that I haven’t been doing much to correct that way of thinking.