"There are times when we must build, and when we must destroy." The bible verse slips my head, but there is much truth to this. There are seasons for everything. Going to school has a season, working at a certain job has it's season, people come in at different seasons...etc. So why are we scared of seasons, more-or-less, change.
Life has always been about change and adapting. Some seasons challenge us more than others, and that is okay. Let me repeat this.. it is okay. In the famous words of Jessie J "It's okay not to be okay". But let's be real, we are petrified of the unknown. We are scared of life's challenges, and we hold onto that rather than the victories. Why is that?
Are we scared to make choices? Are we hyper aware that our choices have results? The phrase "Our decisions have consequences" is very well intended, but it implants fear--not hope. What if our decisions have wonderful results? Life sometimes works out that way. Sometimes our choices do not last forever--but simply--for that season. So you decided to go to college, and it did not work out, it's okay. You left a higher paying job--you hated--to go do what you love. Maybe you stopped something you loved, and decided to do the "conventional route" --It's okay. It is only a season.
With that being said, I'm not expecting anyone to be the most optimistic in life because there are times when we just shouldn't be. We should wallow, we should weep, we should be frustrated, we should destroy. But leave it in that season when it's over. I have had career changes, crappy jobs, wonderful jobs, been fired and been hired, hated school and loved it. We are human. Life happens. We are fickle. Embrace each moment -Yes, each moment. The good, the bad, the ugly.
I feel that we live in a society where we must be "strong" all the time. Sometimes situations don't call for strength, but for weakness-To be vulnerable. In weakness we find who cares for us, while providing a space for freedom, lessons, and refreshment. We have to allow ourselves to be in a place where we recognize our seasons, feel what we must in that time, while also knowing we are strong enough to handle it-whether by yourself or in a supportive system.
As a person in your season-whether it be college, a job, career, family. relationship-analyze your season and embark on a journey of freedom.Be honest, be upset, hold things in, trust someone, trust no-one, just practice allowing yourself to be.
Keep your head up. Always.
