Change is Inevitable! Here’s How to Embrace It and Rediscover Your Joy Today! | Random Ramblings

 

By Tina Martin

So this morning I heard…. “You can’t hold on to faith and fear at the same time.” Then I heard a story about stress and depression, and anxiety being rooted in the fear of what we can’t control. This afternoon, I listened to a man talk about how the most powerful thing he learned from the story of Noah and the Ark was the fact that the Ark didn’t have a steering wheel of any kind... I do believe somebody is trying to tell me something!!! Trust. The Journey.

My Monday came in with a BOOM. I hope yours was a little quieter. I have said many times we should pour into those people that pour into us….. well, I have decided that that perspective is too narrow. Here’s why - sometimes we stop pouring because we are empty. Find your inner TeaPot and tip a little… be a source of refreshment for someone else!!!

So it has taken me years to accept two absolute truths……1) Not everyone important to you feels the same way. 2) Change is inevitable, whether you fight it or not, but it can also be the catalyst you needed to see things clearly.

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Protecting your peace looks different for everyone. Isolated, insulated, saturated, or submerged, everybody’s safety zone is different. The safe zone is based on it, it’s the rest & regroup spot, nothing unexpected happens there… unexpected can be beautiful!!! You just gotta step out , be bold. Be brave. Be- You -te- ful!!!

I hope you are soaking in some sunshine today as well as spreading around a little,  however you are feeling…. I have this funky disconnect happening in my head/heart/spirit/soul, but I am still going…..get up, dress up, show up and never give up! #justkeepswimming

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