Rallying......

I feel like my life is setting me up again to learn some more.....a situation has presented itself that will require rallying.....a shift in mindset.....strength to reframe and move on.....right as tomorrow kick's off my women's series on mindset.....perfect I guess right? ;-) The ability to rally in the face of adversity is all we have as humans.......life is huge, and heavy, and filled with unexpected twists and turns, and we must face them all with the spirit of our spirit......the place in us that digs deep and endures......and gosh I have had to find that place so often in the last couple of years......I know where to look.....where that Jenn resides.....where she breathes and lives.........what she needs to be able to do the work of rallying......and just like I told my daughter, relief is found in the simple.....in the stuff we can place in our day......so there is where I will look always, when life gets hi def........ Music........I cannot really express how huge music has become in my life.....I still listen every day, most of the day......wherever I am, ......and it still fills the void that was left by the space of my marriage.....the silence......the space.........it fills it........when I battled anxiety so severely in my 20s......and it really was severe......a huge mountain to climb......one that required much grit and persistence from me to find a way around it, or over it.......I did therapy then too, and it was more centered around cognitive behavioral methods......talking yourself through whatever was going on.....at that time anxiety, so my ability to talk to myself, imparting logic in that space and rationale......helped me, helped me find my center and my calm and my ability to keep on keeping on......and I have done the same these days.....when life becomes intense I am able to chat with myself, and tell myself the truth to keep myself strong and clear.......and there are power in words.....both spoken and written, and sometimes you have to tell the truth......what resides in your heart clearly, and out loud......last week at my women's series, my blog came up and we were talking some about it and they were mentioning it.....and it has truly served such a big role......maybe the biggest role in this story.......a pressure valve for sure.....and a place where the words and thoughts that swirl have a release......one of its choosing.....so again another coping strategy for me when the rubber hits the road......As I am always reminded we don't get to choose what is placed in front of us......we just don't.......the only choice we have is in how we set our mind around whatever that is.......I am excited for tomorrow night's series to explore this powerful topic! Success lives and dies in our minds.....that is true......and sometimes it requires extra effort.....but it is in that effort where we get to triumph......and remove the misery and suffering.....each and every day! Have a great Monday:)