Gratitude Attitude: Living in your growth zone

One thing to remember when you go out of your comfort zone good things can happen but sometimes they don’t, either way you become stronger in yourself somehow. Makes you more resilient. Unshakeable in your goals and when you figure out what direction you want or need to be going in? It prepares you for it. Makes you open to it and makes you strong enough to fight for it. It makes you appreciate and be grateful for the little things in life that much more.

Of course there’ll be times when you take one step forward and two steps back, especially when you feel anxious which makes it feel like the “sky is falling” But it doesn’t. It may storm and be dark and cloudy but the beautiful thing I’ve discovered about life is that the sun WILL rise tomorrow, a new day will begin and it’s another chance to be whatever you want to be. A fresh slate.

I firmly believe everything happens for a reason! it’s absolutely true. You meet people at points throughout your life and experience things that teach you about yourself, about life, what you do and don’t want and essentially what kind of person you want to be, All of those things, emotions, growing up, love gained and love lost, that is what guides you, shapes you to who you’re destined to be in that moment which puts you on a certain path or lesson. And then when its time, when you’ve learned the lesson or when they, the moment or path no longer serves you, you are presented with an opportunity to evolve to your higher self by shedding energies that no longer match the frequency of your destiny.

But this can be very hard to do, to let go of all the expectations of what you should be or do and face the fear of not knowing what will happen next, not having control of the result, of not being able to guarantee the outcome which is why some of us choose to ignore the opportunity, to stay stagnant, depressed, anxious. I’m learning however, there is light at the end of the tunnel. It’s possible to achieve anything you set your mind on. It’s about believing in your path, making the tough decisions, of being afraid but doing it anyway because that’s what life is about.

Life is about living for each moment, being thankful for all the blessings you’ve received along the way, for appreciating the times you’ve been so contented, felt like you belonged, laughed until you’ve cried, those moments, those lessons and the resilience, strength and the person you are at the end of that frequency of self? that’s the beauty of it. That makes life the greatest adventure.

We’re always growing, always changing, trying to find where our new higher self fits? It can get overwhelming and lonely at times but there are always those constant moments, those simple things that ground you. The smell of your partners skin when you hug at the end of the day, the colour of the night sky on a full moon, playing under the sprinkler with your sisters as a kid, laughing with your parents, playing with your grandparents, going for bike rides, catching tadpoles in the stream with your cousins. Sharing parts of those previous selves with each person you come in contact with and gaining new knowledge, experience, understanding that your higher self needs to keep shifting, growing, changing along the way.

To connect, with everything, nothing, all of it! feelings, memories, beautiful moments that make up the best things in life. That’s what we’re all after. To feel connected. It’s when we feel disconnected that nothing makes sense. That nothing feels complete. Don’t be afraid to go for what you desire. Affirm that you DO deserve all the good coming to you, that you’re not a bad person, not a victim.

Whatever will be, it’s going to happen regardless. Learn what you can and appreciate what you can. Everyday. Gratitude. You attract what you put out. change your mindset, look at life from a different perspective and the wonders of the universe and whoever guides you will cease to amaze you. Things will fall in to place when the time is right! When it’s required most. Stop asking so many questions! Stop asking when? Stop, breathe, listen. You’ll be surprised what you’ll find in the quite.