Writing about this topic honestly scares me, because well, I am most definitely not a pro. Sometimes when I write about things, it turns into a whole lot of topics that I need to be working on myself. Yet, I know that there is no way anyone else has everything together either, and it is necessary to be honest, real, and raw together than it is to be silent alone.

So here we are again, a few life lessons thrown onto a page, with hopes of someone out there relating to such a topic.

Life is filled with many seasons, some of which are happier than others. Odds are when you are walking through a season of change, transformation, and confusion, discomfort may start to creep in.

When this happens, it could be easy to run and to hide from anything big that is going on. Or perhaps, it is easiest to just share large amounts of your life on social media, expecting that to bring you the comfort you are seeking (I know I am guilty).

It appears that these outlets, or rather distractions, trick us. They make us think that if we just turn to them, we will be comfortable again. If we are moving states, or going away to college, or graduating college, or going through a bad break up, it is way easier to just throw a band-aid on things and hope they get better.

Yet, this is not reality (ouch)!

The older I get, the more I realize that seasons of discomfort are creeping up more frequently.

So what's the solution? Do we just sit in places of discontentment? That sounds pretty depressing, doesn't it?

There is no black and white answer to sitting down and randomly becoming content with where you are, in fact, it is so beyond our own control.

I think for each person getting to a place of contentment is something that has to be done in your own heart and in its own timing.

However, shoving worries and fears under the rug is not going to make your life prettier, yet more complicated.

Take some quiet time when you need to and actually reflect on what is going on in your life, this could include Praying, journaling, reading, writing, or just sitting there and processing.

It might sound boring and feel a little funky at first to take the time to sit in your own thoughts (I know this is something that I used to dread). Yet, let's think about the society we live in today.

We live in a culture of busy-ness upon busy-ness. We all seem to think the secret cure for this is to slow down and take breaks.

Yes, rest is good, but rest is not you scrolling through social media for hours. That is where we have it wrong.

Contentment could come in knowing that you are not alone.

Contentment could come through learning that the season you are in won't last forever.

Contentment could come from being so discontent that you actually are not in control anymore.

Contentment and comfort will not come from providing ourselves with one distraction after the other.

Perhaps, leaning and giving control to someone else is what will provide the contentment in the long run.

Contentment looks different for everyone, you don't have to have it all together, none of us do.

Life gets complicated and there will be many seasons. Whether or not you are content in this one, know that you are loved, that you are cared for, and that there are ways to work through this season.