Strong Scars

 

 

How many times has someone asked you, do you have any regrets in life? And what was your response?  I can remember one day driving home with my sister having this very discussion. She had asked me "do you regret anything that you have been through?" and I was very quick to respond "NOT AT ALL".  She said "not even one thing?" I explained to her that all the good and bad I have experienced in my life so far has played a huge part in making me the person I am today. Stronger, more determined, understanding and open to new things. We have two choices in life folks...Let it beat you down or get on and enjoy the ride!! Do not let the least pleasant experiences in your life leave scar's you can't learn to appreciate and grow from.  There is a song by Papa Roach called Scars and in the song he sings..."scars remind us that the past is real..." Whether it's the loss of a loved one(emotionally or physically), a job that slipped through your grasp, a relationship that did not grow the way you had hoped, etc. No matter what situation caused the scarring, remind yourself they may hurt like hell but so worth it in the end. Nothing happens without purpose.

 

Each of us plays a starring role in the drama of our own lives. Sometimes we forget the lines, so we improvise as we go. Refining our character and using our life lessons to shape the action of every scene. Life holds the bad as well as the good. We and ONLY we choose how to act out each scene. Sometimes we feel trapped in a vicious cycle of fearfulness. That is when we need to look within ourselves to see what is causing the emotional fear based blockage, stopping us from moving forward. Anger, anxiety, sadness etc. remember what goes in comes out the same. Meaning what we put in our minds is what will become us.  Example: Negative = Negative and vise versa. Emotions can take a lot out of us. Feeling them, whether it's anger, fear, happiness or sadness, can leave us exhausted and drained. Not feeling them can cause us to be irritable, off balance and edgy. Also causing us to feel exhausted and drained. Be gentle with yourself. Don't discount what your feeling or run from it either. Rather get to the root cause of what your feeling and find a healthy way to deal with it. Start putting in what you want to see come out.

 

Time has a wonderful way of erasing bad feelings and leaving us with good ones. Our memories are selective and fortunately, we choose which one's we allow to rule our lives. We can assist with the selective process of our memories by consciously letting go of the thoughts and feelings that are affiliated with our scar's. Making room for the happier memories to surface.

 

Don't tie yourself to your history, tie yourself to your potential. Remembering along the way that transformation is a state of mind and you need NO ONES permission to do so!! Being a happier, better you is a process. Not a quick fix. It's a journey. Embrace and enjoy it.

 

As always please keep the men and woman of all branches of our military in your prayers. So they may one day have a safe return home, as they are out there protecting our HEALTHY FREEDOMS here at home. God Bless.