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Mark, you know those weeks that feel like when it rains, it pours?

When the current reality is almost comical, as if the Universe is playing a cosmic joke at your expense?

(A stomach 🦠 has taken out almost our entire family, one after another for the past two weeks. And not like a 1-2 day thing... a 7-day kind of thing.)

I've done enough inner work at this point and have had enough life experience to understand that this too shall pass.

But wow, whatever "this" is can be so challenging in the moment.

In these situations, my mind can easily start to swirl with thoughts that really don't serve me, such as:

• How long is this going to last?
• I don't have time for this. 
• This is the LAST thing I needed to deal with right now.
• I was already so behind with work!
• My poor kids. What did I do wrong? What did this happen?
• I wish I could take their pain away. I'm not doing enough as a Mom!
• I am missing workouts, missing meals, and totally off track. I don't like what I see in the mirror! 
• This is so unfair.

In the past, I would keep letting those unhelpful thoughts build and build until I experienced an intense emotional release or had something physical happen, like an injury or illness.

But now...

Now, I'm very aware when those negative thoughts start building.

I catch it early on because I regularly practice staying aware in my reality as much as possible.

Now, I know they're just thoughts, which is something I can change.

Just because I have a thought doesn't mean it's true.

I AM IN CONTROL.

All I have to do is change one thought at a time.

And it doesn't have to be hard or involve hours of meditation!

It can actually be something FUN!

All I need to do now is throw a wrench in the programming.

One of my favorite pattern interrupts is throwing on a survival show to really put things in perspective.

Any Naked and Afraid episode works. We also watched this new documentary called Just. One. Mile. ... twice in 24 hours... it's that good.

Seeing other people be STRONG and RESILIENT in way worse situations than me reminds me that I don't have to tell my sob story over and over and get stuck in victim consciousness.

Takeaways:

Our reaction... how we respond... our mind... our perspective... is the only  thing we can truly control.

Everyone is going through something.

This doesn't mean repress emotions.

I work on letting them pass like a wave.

And then I get my 🍑 in gear 💪 

Click here to apply for our 12-week Awaken Your Nutrition program (workouts included!) if you're ready for 1:1 support, even when you feel like life is chaotic.

Because THAT is when you need it the most.

You don't need more help about how to navigate calm waters.

You need to know how to navigate self-care in the most challenging of times.

You need to practice new, healthy coping mechanisms that don't involve alcohol or indulging in food. 

You need to develop a strong, resilient, growth mindset that doesn't give up when things are going your way.

Because you don't live life in a vacuum with perfectly controlled conditions.

Life will always be life-ing. 

Do you have what you need to stay afloat and let the waves pass? 

Shannon Morse & Lisa Kirby | Creators of Awaken Your Nutrition @thegreendoor.life  |  thegreendoorlife.com

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