a reminder for shitty days

life is a continual cycle. some days your balance will be completely off and other days you will feel so aligned with your higher self that everything feels like magic. ⁣⁣

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it is easy on the higher days to feel like we have it all figured out. to inspire and motivate others. to be the best healer, coach, mother, father, son, daughter, lover, coworker, friend, that you know to be. ⁣⁣

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but on the days when we make mistakes, when we roll out of bed and just don’t feel like facing the world knowing that we have to; when things just seem to be foggy, unclear, and doubtful, and it feels really hard to find access to grace. these are the days when we can practice the most self-love. ⁣⁣

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when someone says something that throws you off for the whole day or you say something you feel you shouldn’t have. ⁣

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these are the best opportunities for radical forgiveness. ⁣⁣

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you see, the days when shit is going left are the days when wisdom can come pay us a visit afterward. if we have enough patience with ourselves, these types of days can be filled with the most gold. ⁣⁣

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it is kind of like that picture where you see the person so close to hitting their gold after digging for a while and then turning around because they see someone else find something that isn’t close to what they have coming. this is how i look at shitty days. if you stick around until the end with an open mind and an open heart, you will find so much gold at the end of the day. ⁣⁣

a prayer for these days: ⁣

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give me clear vision. ⁣

allow me the gift of awareness. ⁣

i am willing and choosing to see the lesson in this. ⁣⁣

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we are humans, so we will make mistakes. we will do things to hurt other people, and others will hurt us. the ego part of us will want to shut down, and potentially even resort to old habits and ways of being. this is when you have to use your will power to forgive, especially yourself.⁣⁣

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those of us who are actively pursuing higher consciousness, expect ourselves to have it all figured out, all the time. ⁣

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but this isn’t fair.⁣

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nor is it possible. ⁣

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we are on a journey. we have to be careful not to let our egos convince us that we should have already arrived somewhere. there is nowhere to go. wherever you are, even on your worst day, is exactly where you are meant to be. ⁣⁣

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i find that on the days when things aren’t really going according to how i think they should be, there is a lesson i am able to learn. whether that be a lesson on patience, on love, on tolerance, on forgiveness. whatever the lesson may be, if i remain open i end up seeing it. ⁣⁣

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one thing that i have come to realize is that there is no such thing as failure. even if you make a mistake or are stubborn in the moment, if you learn from it, it is not a failure but an opportunity for growth. ⁣⁣

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let all your shortcomings be opportunities for growth. ⁣⁣

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get excited about shitty days because they hold the most contrast. and the more the contrast, the closer we get to see what we want and more importantly, what we don’t want. ⁣⁣

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knowing what you don’t want in life is truly a gift. when you know what you don’t want, you can find your way to what you do. ⁣⁣

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#getoutthetrap⁣⁣