Scrolling Through Social Media...

Scrolling through social media can be dangerous.

I've been having a hard time lately. I've been feeling extremely vulnerable and sensitive. It leads me to question everything - and ya know, have my own little pity party. Am I good enough? Am I doing enough? Am I going in the right direction? I think it has something to do with the solar eclipse we experienced earlier this week. This energy has been swirling around for a few weeks now. As I scroll through social media, I start comparing myself to my peers. I see people my age doing more than me, being more successful than me, experiencing babies and marriages and moving into beautiful homes. And I sit here wondering, I could get a "real" job and have a high-paying, steady income so that I could afford all of these luxuries and experience these beautiful moments. I could just give up on my dream. I could just give up trying to build my empire. I could just give up growing and expanding my business. I ask myself, "what's the point?" So I cry. I get angry. I get frustrated. I cry and cry and cry. I let it all out. I let myself feel these emotions. I let them flow through me. I let them teach me. I let them show me something about myself. I let them open my heart. I let them remind me to have gratitude and grace and perspective. I remember all of the beautiful people and experiences that have been brought into my life since starting this journey. I remember all of the people that I have helped and encouraged and motivated to improve their lives. I remember all of the things in my life that I am grateful for. I remember that I have things that others desire. I remember that I'm on my own journey - and if you know me, I have never taken the "easy" road. I'll write more about that later. I remember all the beauty and magic and love in my life. I remember to not let the ego get in the way (those thoughts that tell you, you can't or it's too hard or find any excuse as to why something won't work). I remember to lead with love and choose love, everyday. I remember that it's ok. I remember that I'm ok. I remember that I'm strong and determined and way too stubborn to ever give up. We are constantly judging ourselves and comparing our lives to everyone around us. They have this. They have that. I want this. I want that. We have low days and we scroll through social media seeing people achieving so many wonderful things. And we compare. And get angry. And feel bad about ourselves. But we can't judge our lows to someone else's highlight reels. Everyone has good moments and everyone has bad moments. We need to accept all parts of ourselves and all cycles of our lives. Just as the skies turn from light to dark everyday, so do we. We need to remember that most people don't share their bad moments on social media because most people are afraid to be vulnerable. And that's ok. Our emotions are a teaching tool. Jealously teaches us something about ourselves. It highlights a quality or attribute that we would like to obtain. This desire can lead to admiration and then an opportunity. An opportunity to either create a plan to attract that quality or attribute into our lives. Or we can simply accept that we are on our own journey and show gratitude for what we DO have. When you can recognize the different emotions that you are experiencing and when you can listen to the little messages your body is always sending you, you can transform your life. You can let go of things that are no longer serving you and make room for more magic and LOVE. You can obtain anything you desire. Anything you wish. You can know what's for you. And what isn't. You can be at peace with yourself. You can trust that you're headed in the right direction. You can trust that you have everything you need. Embrace the life that is trying to work it's way into your consciousness. The universe puts specific people and situations into our lives at certain moments to help us learn and grow and challenge us and to show us our real strength. Judgment and comparison are ugly. But they have their place. Thank you for showing up in my life and reminding me of who I really am and why I am really here. Love Lisa xo