This is the season of promise.
It is the season of fulfillment.
It is the season in which, we look forward to possibilities.
Expectation and hope intertwine to bring forth,
Glad tidings ring out as we look forward to new beginnings; a bright future.
This is our time.
This is our season, you just have to believe it.
Sometimes we just have to stop.
We have to cease, desist, and standstill.
Standing still enhances our visual acuity.
Only in standing still can we fully see our lives, as standing still permits us the ability to see from every angle, a panoramic view of life and all that it has to offer.
Standing still we can see how far we have come and how much further we have left to go.
Standing still gives us an opportunity to breathe, to rest, to empty ourselves so that we can be refilled.
Standing still refuels our spirits, just as sleep refreshes the body and the mind.
At times our lives become too harried, our minds to cluttered, our lives messy.
We cannot think straight and as a result, the smallest of injuries or issues are magnified and we lose a sense of presence and reality. We lose all that we are or hope to be in the madness.
Dishonoring the sacred nature of stillness by attempting to fill it with anything imaginable demonstrates our disconnect with ourselves and thus with the world.
But this is not unusual, for we fear being left alone with ourselves.
We fear solitude.
Alas, we must embrace this bedfellow, stillness, and reclaim the power to manifest our destiny.
Validation is as important to the human spirit as oxygen is to the human body. The exchange of fresh oxygen into the body sustains us. Validation empowers and vitalizes.
Validation, as defined by Merriam-webster is a confirmation, it is the act of recognizing, establishing, or illustrating worthiness.
As humans from time to time, we must all be reminded of our worthiness, purpose, and the legitimacy of our actions.
We must be reminded that we matter.
Sometimes we get lost in the fray of life.
We forget.
We must be inspired to remember.
We are often told we must not seek for others to validate us.
We must not look to others to tell us our worth.
However,
This is a great conundrum.
As a result, we have come to believe that we do not need others, that we only need ourselves. This is a destructive truth.
One inspired man once said, “no man is an island.”
Yes, we must accept the totality of ourselves apart from the opinions of others, but we very much need others.
We very much need encouragement, appreciation, and confirmation.
Many a tragedy has occurred due to vain efforts to seek validation in the wrong things from the wrong people.
We as humans need validation and that is undeniable, to deny such a fact is an absurdity.
In case you have not heard it today. I want to tell you that,
You have a purpose.
Even best-laid plans are sometimes interrupted.
When we start, we start with vigor, energy, hopes, and plans for excellence.
There is so much that we desire, and so much we hope to achieve.
It is not hidden from us that excellence requires work, focus, and dogged determination. Thus, we work and continue to work our hardest to do the right things, in the right manner, with the most effort, to obtain that which we most want.
However, life happens to all.
Although we have chosen our course carefully, life’s circumstances have a way of altering our routes.
It is inexplicable.
For some it’s unbearable.
No one ever said that there wouldn’t be setbacks. No one ever said the roads would be clear and easy.
One of the secrets to living a blessed and abundant life is knowing that there will be setbacks and how to respond to setbacks to set yourself up for a comeback.
Trust me the destination is worth the journey.
How to come back from a setback
2. When and if you come upon those obstacles that seem to impede your journey remain in a state of calm and repose.
3. Change your route without altering your destination.
This is not easy! It can be done.
This requires drawing strength from within, accepting support from without, and pressing forward knowing that although you don’t understand the purpose behind it all, there is a reason.
What you hope to achieve is still waiting there for you.
But alas, we are only human.
The deferment of plans, detours, and roadblocks can damper our spirits.
Too many setbacks can play a huge toll on the human psyche and weaken both spirit and resolve.
4. Seek Motivation
We need reminders, cheerleaders, and motivation. We need elevation; those things that lift our spirits, bringing to our remembrance that inner reserve of strength, reminding us to finish as strong as we started. We need that boost to give us the necessary motivation to come back from a setback.
When times get rough seek to get motivated. And refuse to give up.
Setbacks are often only a part of the process on the journey to becoming awesome and achieving excellence.
When trying to achieve, one can sometimes get weighed down in the process but consequently building success takes strength, stamina, and sacrifice to push aside those weights.
Regrettably, moments of exhaustion weighed against current progress and reward can make it all seem impossible and unnecessary.
These very moments lead many to question resolve and vision; leading them to entertain thoughts of un-surety.
The looming question, “why”, searches purpose, looking for flaws and reasons to give up.
In such circumstances, one can frequently find himself or herself evaluating the worthiness of the day-to- day grind.
Unbeknownst to many, this is where defeat commences.
While one has not yet ceased to move forward, one begins to slow down.
Don’t slow down!
I urge you to denounce these thoughts and refuse to sow seeds of doubt.
Temporary hardships and difficulties can blind us. However, we only need a moment of rationality; a moment to look beyond ourselves to bring us back, to give us the energy to refocus and push all the harder.
Some wise man once said
Take a moment to look around, remind yourself of your blessings, and what it took to get you where you are now. I assure you that what we are going through, to get to what we desire to do, is incomparable in weight to what we are going to accomplish.
Today take the time to look beyond yourself, count your blessings, and reenergize to move forward.
This is your year.
Inspiraelevation 