Inspired by my bestest, Charlotte, doing Motivational March, over on her wonderful blog, The Tea Drinking English Rose, I have decided to start Insightful Sundays!
Although I am entirely out of the working loop, what with having resigned last May & essentially living as a vagabond ever since, I can't say that I get the gloom wash over me on a Sunday evening, in preparation for the Monday morning return to work. However, I know that for a large percentage of people, this is the case & so, rather than end the week on a glum note, I wish to end on something positive & insightful.
Through a combination of words & inspiration from my Pinterest boards, I shall attempt to lift your spirits, so that you may start your working week on a happier, more enlightened note! Enjoy!
At the beginning of the week, I had the great honour of guest posting on Charlotte's blog. The post was to coincide with her Motivational March & offer a positive message, about how we can choose to overcome our adversities to triumph & fulfil our dreams. At least, that was what I was attempting to convey.
Mère brought me up believing that you can't plan life, because ultimately, things will simply unravel as they will, whether you try to control them or not. For someone who likes to be in control, such as myself, I found this quite exasperating. However, over the years, I've learnt that she's actually quite right (not that I'm thrilled to admit it).
If I think of all the times I've tried to force a situation & it's fallen spectacularly apart, or how I've clung so fiercely to routines & plans, only for boulders to come rolling in & everything to crumble around me. The thing is, when you actually start to let go & just accept these changes, you start to see that everything kind of happens for a reason & ultimately, things tend to work out far better than you originally planned. Take my life right now as a prime example!
Whilst I still struggle to entirely 'free flow', I do at least relax a little more about things now. When something seemingly negative arises, I take a step back, accept that it's most likely occurred for a reason & try to find something positive in it. If nothing else, it stops me screwing up into a ball of negativity & most of the time, things generally do turn out for the better.
Plus, if I have learnt nothing else in this life, it's that shit happens (I now have this tattooed on me to remind me of this fact). You've just got to keep positive! I know it's not always easy, but sometimes the rockiest roads take us to the best destinations.
