Hi Friends!
How are you guys doing these days?
Last night I went to sleep as the sun was rising.
I just wasn’t in the mood to be alone with my own thoughts so I dived into the worlds of different creative minds through their art until my own mind gave into sleep.
I listened to Taylor Swift’s new surprise album and I watched two movies. Yes, two. I welcome your judgment with understanding and open arms.
We’re living in strange times aren’t we?
Sometimes, I’d rather not meditate or journal my feelings so I pick a day to eat too much dark chocolate and stay up late.
That, too, is good for my mental health. Balance, my friends. Sweet balance. I made time to be alone with my thoughts today, I just needed a break.
That’s what I’ve been focusing on these days while uncertainty fills the air and face masks become an essential part of our every day outfits.
Balance.
Balance becomes easier to find when we practice the art of acknowledging more than one truth at the same time and accepting them equally.
Acknowledge :
- Admit the existence of
- Recognize the fact of
- Show that one has noticed by making a gesture or greeting
Yesterday, I came across one of my favorite bible verses and it mentions the word, “acknowledge.”
There is a way out of becoming overwhelmed and burdened by the chaos going on outside of your window or the hidden tornado inside of your mind.
It happens in a split second.
It’s one tiny yet mighty decision.
While our world goes up in flames we could either stand in fearful awe at the sight of it or we could look for the exit sign.
We have a choice.
The exit sign, the way out, has everything to do with what we choose to acknowledge in the heat of the moment.
There are some health complications going on in my family right now.
It’s something that I cannot pretend isn’t happening.
I can’t close my eyes to stop seeing it or turn my ears off until it goes away. I acknowledge this reality and the way in which it makes me feel.
I acknowledge the fullness of the feeling and the circumstance.
As a result, my shoulders then feel as if they are balancing bricks that I don’t have the strength to carry.
In this moment, I have two choices.
Choice #1 : Stay beneath the impossible weight of those bricks.
Choice #2 : Acknowledge another truth.
It sounds something like this :
Yes, my circumstance sucks and I’m not happy about this at all.
Also, yes, I believe in God. A God who is powerful beyond my mortal comprehension, strong and miraculous. A God who loves me dearly, has no intention to hurt me and who is with me right now as a counselor and friend.
All of a sudden, I have waved at both the chaos and the calm.
One is always greater than the other and it’s always the one we choose to focus on the most.
We always have a choice.
Acknowledging two truths at the same time is an art in which we can get better at over time with more and more practice.
Try it out today. Even on small things.
This practice releases us from being stuck in a feeling of complete and total gloom.
It opens up a window in our rainy soul and allows the sun rays to give us some warmth.
Do not allow chaos to steal all of your attention.
Acknowledge the light as well and the calm will begin to fill you up and soon you'll feel sun shining in your story after the storm.
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