compartments

It’s interesting to me that I have had multiple people reach out to me recently in time’s of crisis - mental health, suicide, addition and withdrawals.

“Know Thyself” is the single best mantra, reminder, tattoo for someone like myself to follow as it gives me a true north (alongside my faith). I constantly reconcile who I AM - knowing my tendencies, reactions and past history.

As people approach me for inspiration and advice, asking me how I got through that period in my life, I find myself answering in the moment, specific to the question, but it has prompted me to self analyze. Things now are no way in a better place than they were at the moment I went spiriling. I ask myself, what has chnaged? How do I isolate myself from these incredible stressors that would otherwise monopolize all my joy.

The answer? Compartmentalization and finding joy in a moment.

For years, I would never allow myself to feel pure, complete joy unless there was absolutely NO ‘gotchas’ - meaning, I am happy in this moment…. but, I shouldn’t be because this is wrong and that - in different areas of my life. Box it OUT.