I am not quite sure how or when things began to change in my life. I suppose that is the underlying gift you receive when you have experienced a roller coaster of unexpected life events. Looking back now I can clearly remember thinking to myself that one day I would wake up and all the things I foresaw as negative would find a way to create positive meaning and understanding. As I reflect on my experiences, I realize that I definitely undervalued the importance of time and patience.
I think that naturally when we experience tough times we tend to focus on how to get rid of the feeling or circumstance, rather than really taking the time to figure out the root of the problem, our own involvement and what we need as individuals to heal and move forward with our lives. I certainly took all these aspects for granted before I realized that by not facing my problems, my fears, and ultimately myself that I was inflecting more pain than was necessary.
So I had to make a conscious choice to make some major life changes. It required me to get out of my comfort zone and explore parts of myself that I didn’t know existed. The interesting part was that as each day passed I found myself feeling better, stronger, and for the first time in a really long time I started to feel connected again and eventually all the confusing thoughts and questions began to make sense in a whole new way.
Now that I am on the other side of that part of my life, I can say without any doubt that I would not have changed my experiences this past year and I look back with no regrets. I can say this honestly because of the woman I have become as a result of my struggles. In 27 years, I have never felt more confident, beautiful, resourceful and most importantly ready to create a new and better version of myself. I have seen how positive things have found their way to me as I have begun to open my heart and mind to positive people, things, ideas…you name it.
A few months ago, someone suggested that I watch “The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne. This film has been transformational for so many people around the world. It focuses on the power of self-awareness, self-control, and opens your mind to the possibilities that each human being possesses by the power of positive thinking and the law of attraction. To put it simply, what we see is what we get. If our thoughts are constantly consumed by negativity then that is what we attract into our lives. If our thoughts, words, and images are positive then we create a strong magnetic force towards positivity and slowly but surely life takes on a whole different meaning.
I have seen this play out firsthand in my life. With a more positive outlook on life, I am now attracting people who share in my values and interests, I am building stronger and healthier relationships with family and friends, I also see new doors opening for me both academically and professionally. The list can certainly go on and on, but all to say that we all have the ability to attract the things we want and need into our lives.
Remember, the power of thought is the greatest weapon we can use to achieve every and anything our heart desires.
~ Melissa~
I sat down today and read through each and every post I’ve written over this past year since I created Stepping Stones, partly because I was intrigued by the massive increase in visitors to my site in the past few weeks, but also because I’ve finally reached a major crossroads in my life and felt it fitting to look back and see just how far I’ve come.
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