Move Through Challenges

What if I just don’t feel like I have anything to be happy about?
We can so easily get stuck in a mindset loop that “I can’t do this, I am not good enough, this is too hard, why me??” and that can really hold us back from working through difficult things. Giving the mind something positive to focus on can break that loop, break that cycle and allow you to move out of that place.
Tune in to this talk to learn ways to move through challenging times.

Transcript

You might be tired of hearing about gratitude at this point. Like it's everywhere. Can we really always be happy? If we're constantly ignoring challenges, Is that really helping us? Right? Like these are questions that come up when we start to see all of this like be thankful, Be grateful, Or what going on around us. Here's the thing. I never advocate for pushing aside emotions, Good or bad. And really they're only deemed good or bad because that's what we've labeled them. Emotions are just emotions. Challenging situations do not have to take over our lives. These things only have the power that we give them. Let that sink in for a second. They only have the power that we give them. Feelings are important. The things we feel are important. Even in, Especially in the harder times in life. We can learn a lot about ourselves by allowing these emotions and these feelings to happen. The trick is not to stay in those spaces. In our minds, In our hearts that are less than ideal. Don't let them consume you and take over everything. And I'm certain that you can think of an example where something happened that upset you and you carried it with you all day long or all week or all month, Like longer. We hold onto these things. I know I have done it. It used to be a pretty common occurrence in my life actually that I would have something upset me and I would just let it eat away at me. Not cool. Not cool at all. So what does all of this have to do with gratitude? We can really get stuck in a mindset loop that I can't do this. I'm not good enough. This is too hard. Why me? All of these questions and that can really hold us back from working through difficult things. Giving the mind something positive to focus on can break that loop. It can break that cycle and allow you to move out of that place. Really, When we don't feel like it is usually when we need it the most. When we are faced with a challenge, That's when we need to lean on our positive mindset the most. So I invite you, When you're facing something difficult, To look for the good in your life. Most likely, You will find more than you expected and it'll help you move through obstacles along the way.