The in-between of before and after
We don’t always need to have all the answers to take the first step
Today is day six of living with Bells Palsy and if nothing else there’s one thing I’ve become certain of, I don’t want my illness to be my focus going forward on this platform. So a quick heads up, after today I will no longer be allowing it to define me or control me.
This illness has both given and taken away from me, and I now find myself sitting in the middle of before and after.
For me it’s a time of awareness and reflection, a time of waiting and being forced to rest. A time that I’m not yet sure how to navigate or move forward through. I’m searching for answers, wanting to understand why but also seeking deeper knowledge and awareness of myself and my path.
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From a spiritual perspective it’s well known and understood that a person’s emotions can affect them physically, that illness and disease often has its roots in our feelings and how we think. At the same time, I’m by no means discounting the environmental and genetic contributors - the work we do, the people we surround ourselves with, the things we are born with and into.
I also believe we attract what we most need - challenges, frustrations, situations, people. Some of them will test us, some will challenge us, and all of them will transform us - for good and for bad. Our biggest lessons and transformation come from the challenges that stretch us the most.
As I sit in the in-between and assess and reflect on all that is working and not working in my life - and being totally honest with myself, I have finally arrived at the big aha moment.
Through my pain, my discomfort and my fears this week in navigating this shitty virus - there is one thing that has resoundingly stood out for me. How much I turn to my writing when big things are happening in my life - the good and the bad. My writing has always been my healing space as much as my inspirational space.
Fear is the biggest thing which stops me writing and exploring what lights me up; fear and limiting beliefs. And in the depths of navigating my pain and discomfort of Bells Palsy over the weekend, I signed up for Joe Vitale and Steve Jones “Belief Clearing” course (no affiliation)
It’s been an eye opening course - and there are so many jokes that I could share about eye opening and slaps in the face. Because if we don’t laugh about what challenges us, then we cry. And I’m certainly done with crying.
Regardless, it’s helped me land on my next step - moving from the in-between to the after. Tomorrow I plan to launch a weekly Words for Wellness newsletter here on this platform where I will start sharing more of the things which light me up and make me smile - journaling, emotions, wellness, spirituality, energy, living our best life.
I hope you’ll check back in to explore more of what I’m doing next.
Cheers, Fi
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