Personal Growth: "Hitting A Wall"

This post is more of a pep talk because we all need one sometimes on this path.    

 Personal Growth is a journey and sometimes you will "hit a wall" in that journey where you don't have the resources to continue. This is normal and you aren't failing.

    Personal Growth is asking you to make a lot of small decisions that lead to big changes. It is a consistent effort and active choices that need to be made day after day. Some days you wont have the energy, or the time, or the tools to make the choices you wish you could. Some days your mental health will not let you make the effort you want to make. Some days are just bad days.

    It is important to remember that when you hit a wall, tomorrow will be another day. When you hit a wall, you can reach out to others for help be that a supportive community or support group or just a close friend. The ability to give yourself the kindness and grace you give others is as important of a choice toward personal growth as any other.

So if today is a bad day, a no good sort of day where everything feels like too much, then its time to go back to basics.

Have you eaten a real meal today?

Have you had a glass of water today?

Have you gotten enough rest?

Have you had a chance to run to the bathroom recently?

Do you need to take two minutes in a quiet place to breathe?

Have you been in sunlight today?

You will function best if you have these basic things and it wont make a bad day into a good day but it will make sure it is a slightly less bad day. It will give you what you need to get through today so that tomorrow can be a better day.

And if tomorrow is also a bad day, you will do the basic things and it will be a slightly less bad day than today because you now have two days of self care done. And you might have the energy to reach out to someone who you trust to ask for a little help. They might make you laugh and the day will be a little less bad. 

If you hit a wall. That is normal and that is something you can get past. You are not alone in this journey.