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I feel led to post this encouragement for anyone who is questioning whether they are on their ‘ right’ path. If you are alive, you are on your path! It might be messy, it may even be painful, but you are on YOUR path. You may even wonder how you can make it less messy or painful…

Feel into and to the mess, the chaos, feel into the pain… What does it want to teach you? What do you still need to know?

When you know different… You can do different!

We can look at other people’s lives on social media all day long and think that their life is easy peezy. And, we wonder why our life doesn’t look like there’s. Please know…Things are not always as they seem.😲

I, as well, even as blessed as I am, fall into the trap of wondering how they can have their life so together when mine looks 🚗 wreck on some days! Many of you don’t know that since my divorce after being married for 25 yrs, I’ve moved 9 times in 8 years from Indiana to Florida, back to Indiana, back to Florida, and all around each state! For years I’ve been dealing with very intense health issues, including massive mold and autoimmune diseases. Many days, my body hurts so badly that I hold onto furniture to move around the house. On other days, I zip around like nothing. I’ve grieved 4 close family member deaths in the last few years— including my parents, my two nephews, and numerous friends. As outgoing as I am, I am quite private. I dislike talking about the ‘negative’ or the sad. I can’t even watch the news. It’s part of life, though. The ups and the downs. 🎢

And to make this post even longer 😂but a more of a complete picture… I forgot to mention a decade of deep depression, my hair falling out in clumps, my kids making bets on what organ mom would get out next, chronic fatigue syndrome, and many bouts of mono! Every single area of my life has been affected. And please do not feel sorry for me! I am happy 🤗and thankful for what I’ve gone through (and am still going through). It helps me to understand others as I serve. Over the coming weeks, I’ll share what I’ve done to come out of the fog and allow my body to heal! 🙏🏼

I always felt like life should be much easier. Not perfect, but PROGRESS. And it can be. When I’ve been quiet, I have been doing the inner work it takes to change my mess. To integrate my grief. To get some clarity out of my own chaos. It will always be a lifelong adventure!! It goes back to my first paragraph… You are exactly where you are meant to be. Embrace this part of your life and know that God is doing life FOR YOU, NOT AGAINST YOU.

I LEARNED so much from this time. More I will be sharing in the weeks to come. For now, know you don’t have to be perfect. Seek progress. Seek massive self-care and get to know yourself and your values. And rest in that you are exactly where you’re meant to be— no matter how it looks.

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