Discomfort Will Propel You
In western culture we have access to almost anything we want with the push of a button. We have convenience. Everything is so easy that we don't even have to think about solving problems most of the time. This I believe is why many immigrants come to the U.S and outperform U.S citizens. It's because many of them come from "less than" situations and their backs are against a wall. They fight tooth and nail to flourish. How many times have you complained about the interweb not working? How many times have you complained that the hot water in the shower ran out? Well, I've been there too. It's the sometimes tragic nature of first world problems.
In hindsight of the hardest time of my life I learned something crucial. The fire is what refines you. It builds you and hardens you. In the moment however the fire can be a bit much and you may get to the point of tapping out. Well for me at least I wasn't going to quit on life but I sure wasn't trying to fight to live either. I just wanted to exist. All I wanted was to wake up and BE. It seemed that I was at the border of being in a vegetative state. I didn't know what comfort was and I also didn't know that being in that uncomfortable situation would be the best thing to happen to me.
The crawl back to being Earl was like crawling through quicksand with a weighted vest on. The battle was between me and me. All I had was a slither of hope and a mustard seed size of energy to pray. But I did. I tapped into my only option. G-O-D. What happened after that was a series of trial and error and pruning that would soon allow me to flourish once again. The work that it took to start returning to form was at many times mentally brutal and seemingly impossible. It started with walks outside in nature with my daughter. Then on top of that I started to immerse myself back into the creative world again. Exercise became my friend. But the icing on the cake I believe was cutting out things that took away from who I was or my energies. To be very descriptive here, I finally started saying HELL NO.
This stage that I'm currently in is like no other point in my life. Listen to me. Listen to my heart. The mistake the enemy made was taking his foot off my neck and letting me back up. This is just the beginning of my work. I have clearance to change the world by radiating light. We are taking back lives and reclaiming our energy. Come go with me as I spread the fire to the rest of the world and show darkness that it has no power over us. This is the rally cry. This is the moment. Shalom to the world.
Why do you think hard times helps us to grow?
What is something positive you want to see done in the world?
