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The 3 Critical Steps You Need To Take Before You Hit Rock Bottom

Chaos cannot be tamed by chaos.

Amanda Holt

Jun 04, 2018

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If you're anything like me, you hate when surprises are thrown at you.

It's worse when it comes at you all at once and threatens to tear your plans apart. Everything you thought was going to happen doesn't happen. Your life feels like it's crumbling around you and you're not all sure it's possible that it can be picked up.

When this happens, it feels like we're flailing and grasping onto anything that we can in order to stop before we hit rock bottom.

But if we're not careful, we start grasping at straws. How does that help? It doesn't plain and simple.

Chaos cannot be tamed by chaos.

Before we start grasping for anything in our reach, let's take these 3 simple and critical steps.

1. Take a step back.

Whatever it is that's causing the chaos in your life, take a step back from it.

Your job? Take a vacation. However long you need, I bet you have some sick days and vacation stored up. Mental health days are real and necessary.

Your home? I'm not saying take a full-blown vacation from your family. It's probably the worst thing you can do, but you can take a day to sit back and find your peace of mind.

Your entire life? I'll admit. Sometimes, it feels like everything in your life is falling apart. Nothing is going right and you feel like you're failing. Take a mini road trip. Go read a book. Escape!

Do anything you can to take a break. Nothing is too urgent that you can't take five minutes to yourself.

2. Breathe

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It sounds like step one, but this is an additional reminder to breathe.

Life is frustrating. It's terrifying. It's unpredictable.

Life is messy.

Don't hold your breath waiting for everything to resolve the way you want it too.

Don't just take a step back. Breathe and take your mind off of it. Do yoga classes to exercise your mind and body. Take up painting even if you're bad at it. Photography, hiking, writing, or any hobby that allows you to unplug and escape from the hustle and bustle of life.

Breathe and realize not everything is in your control.

3. Pray

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Yeah, I said it!

In the midst of your flailing and the chaos, have you forgotten the one person who has the authority to calm the storms (Matthew 4:34-41)?

Maybe you haven't and you've prayed every day for the situation to change, disappear, or resolve.

In this case, I urge you to change your prayer. Instead, pray for the peace to withstand the chaos. Pray for the peace that allows you to take a step back and breathe.

Know this: rock bottom isn't a destination. It's just part of the journey.

While you may be approaching it full speed ahead, you're not alone and it isn't the end for you.

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Summer is hot and humid, and it's almost like summer was made specifically to drink the refreshing, cold, crisp wonderful, delicious, nutritious nectar of the gods. Which is none other than beer; wonderful cold beer. With summer playing peek-a-boo around the corner while we finish up this semester, it's time to discuss the only important part of summer. And if you haven't already guessed, it's beer. There are few things I take more seriously than my beer, in order are: sports... and beer. Here are my favorite summer brews:

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The 3 Critical Steps You Need To Take Before You Hit Rock Bottom

Chaos cannot be tamed by chaos.

1. Take a step back.

2. Breathe

3. Pray

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Appreciation for some of life's most discredited pleasures.

1. Sun showers

2. Smiles

3. Tight hugs

4. Discovering new foods you like.

5. Laying in bed after a long day.

6. And being completely relaxed

7. "This reminded me of you"

8. Breakfast foods

9. Over-sized clothes

10. Contagious laughs

11. Car rides with that one person

12. Random (I miss you/ I love you) texts

13. The city at night

14. Surprises

15. Blanket cocoons

16. Good hair days

17. Really good coffee

18. Days where you're in a good mood naturally and for no particular reason

19. Conquering a fear

20. When they give you a lot of guac at Chipotle

21. Being so comfortable with someone that you can literally talk about anything

22. Home-cooked meals

23. Tattoo stories

24. Leaves changing color in fall

25. Butterflies in your stomach

26. Peanut butter & jelly sandwiches

27. When you can't stop laughing

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Coors Light Summer Brew:

Leinenkugel Summer Shandy

Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat

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Sam Adams Summer Ale

Hell or High Watermelon

Blue Moon Summer Honey

LandShark Lager

Corona

75 degrees and sunny, plus, no humidity. I mean do I really need to say more?

Perfect Weather

You'll get an effortless tan

You can exercise with a view

You don't have to worry about bug bites

In n Out all day, every day

We have outdoor concerts

We live where people vacation

Because let's be honest, we all use lyrics.

1. “Don’t get too close, it’s dark inside. It's where my demons hide.”

2. “Tonight, we are young.”

3. “Cuz I may be bad, but I’m perfectly good at it.”

4. “Tell me how they got that pretty little face on that pretty little frame.”

5. “I can’t wait to fall in love with you, you can’t wait to fall in love with me.”

6. “Sweatpants, hair tied, chillin with no makeup on.”

7. “Why you so obsessed with me?”

8. “We ain’t ever getting older.”

9. “I didn’t know that I was starving until I tasted you.”

10. “Didn’t they tell you I’m a savage?"

11. “I’m gonna make you miss me.”

12. "Cheers to the freakin weekend.”

13. “Love’s a game. Wanna play?”

14. “You don’t know about me, but I bet you want to.”

15. “Let’s set each other’s lonely nights, Be each other’s paradise.”

16. “Trippin’ on skies, sippin’ waterfalls."

17. “Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days.”

18. “But you will remember me for centuries.”

19. “Something about you makes me feel like a dangerous woman."

20. “Don’t act like it’s a bad thing to fall in love with me.”

21. “Darling, I’m a nightmare dressed like a daydream.”

22. “Find me where the wild things are.”

23. “I’m high on lovin’ you.”

24. “If you’re gonna be somebody’s heartbreak, somebody’s mistake, if you’re gonna be somebody’s first time, somebody’s last time, be mine.”

25. “Don’t be afraid to take the road less traveled on.”

Everything Bruce says in his classic rock songs.

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1. "Talk about a dream
Try to make it real
You wake up in the night
With a fear so real
Spend your life waiting
For a moment that just don't come
Well don't waste your time waiting." (Badlands)