Finding Inner peace when those around us struggle

My husband frequently says, “We are only as happy as our unhappiest child.” In so many ways, if we allow it to be, that can be true. I have found this to be an important part of my journey to wholeness. How do we enjoy our moments, our days, and our lives during those times when those we love are struggling? I have three grown children and they are going to have times when life is hard. I have to reframe my thoughts regarding what will really help my love ones. If I sink to the bottom with them, I have only weighted them down more. I don’t want to add to the heaviness they carry. However, if I go about my day and work on enjoying my moments, seeing the blessings in the small things, and keeping myself light then I have, indeed, gifted myself and also gifted those around me. The message then becomes I am strong, I can handle their difficulties, and I can be there to support them. They don’t have to feel they have burdened me. And in my ability to see the sunlight, they may also get a glimpse of it in their day too. Then we have both been gifted.

You are exactly where you are suppose to be in this moment.

Have you ever wondered if there was a "right" road and a "wrong road" in life. Perhaps the thought has crossed your mind that if you had only made the right choice two weeks earlier, you wouldn't be going through this difficulty now. I really believe, there are no accidents and if that is the case, you are exactly where you need to be in this moment. So pay attention. You don't want to miss something imperative in your life that might just show up when we are in the middle of "berating ourselves" for the last decision we made. If we are exactly where we are suppose to be in this moment, then what is happening in this moment? What doors are being open? How are you being guided?

Journey to Wholeness

This blog is to create a dialogue regarding life and its journey.  Life is full of ups and downs and as we travel the road we are often confronted with difficulties that call us to find parts of ourselves we didn't even know we had, and perhaps to lean more on ourselves.  Life has a way of taking us to our authentic self, sometimes through the dark nights of our soul. Most of the time pain is what will take us to our soul, causes us to reevaluate our life and perhaps gives us the catalyst to make changes.  Often these are changes we would never make otherwise.  If we choose, we can find the blessings in our dark moments.  But it is important to recognize them and anchor them as movement forward.  I hope to have discussion of these ups and downs and find the shining star in the dark moments.