Bee Patient For your Well-Beeing!
As human beings we are constantly faced with challenges. Most of these challeges are tolerable and easy to handle, but life can surprise us with more intense personal battles. There are a number of different test life can give us, but when they are severe life is most difficult. I am sure you know the ones, where you just want to close the shades and not face the day. In a world so demanding of our time and energy how do we carry on while our hearts are breaking?
With our minds focusing elsewhere, work and family responsibilities can be extremely difficult. We don’t want to announce our our crisis to co-workers, management, and children so we must maintain a smile and act normally when inside we are falling apart.
Not only does this take alot of courage and discipline, but at some point we are going to have to release these emotions. To avoid unexpected breakdowns, have a good solid cry in the shower or take a walk. Even a good cry in your car before and/or after work can be highly effective. If you do feel the tears surfacing in an inopportune time, find privacy and let those feelings out!
When the heaviness of your heart is inescapable it is necessary to to nurture yourself. You must do what you is best to heal. A great way to regain strength is to talk with trusted friends and family. Make sure you are honest and don’t hold back anything. Let them provide support and comfort. Creative outlets such as music and poetry can also be very therapeutic. Both yoga and massage therapy can assist in grounding, calming, and restoring your being.
This is one of the most challenging times in your life. Let yourself feel and go through the emotions. Listen and be honest with yourself. You have been through a trauma and only you know how much time you need to heal.. When you get through these extreme challenges and over-come such great obstacles, you will be a much stronger and wiser person. You will feel as though you can do anything because you just survived what seemed at one time impossible. I promise you each day will get easier, just bee patient.
This article is dedicated to my dog Grisman. Grisman was truly a special dog. My best friend. Grisman passed away on January 19th, 2009 at the age of 10. I miss him terrably everyday, the memory of him remains clear and strong. He has touched so many lives and will live on in the hearts of all of us.
This article is also dedicated to anyone going through a hard time. When there seems to be no end to the struggle, keep in mind there is hope. People are here to help and support you. You take all the time to need to heal and feel like your self again.
I wrote this article for The Healthy Hippie Magazine May/June 2009.
June 30th, 2009 at 6:06 pm This was an email I got from a reader of The Healthy Hippie Magazine.
"Hey Melissa, I read your article you published in the healthy Hippie Magazine. It was about being sad and how life is so hard sometimes. Well It was just amazing the words you put together. I have really been going thru alot lately, with business and life its been so hard. cant sleep cant wake up, kind of things. But when i read your article it felt as if it was meant for me, but it really hit home. I just had to let you know that it was amazing.good job putting the thoughts to paper. :)
Keep smiling and keep up the great stuff you do."