I have many conversations with people about where they are right now in life, where they want to be, and how hopeless it feels sometimes in the moment.
One question that truly sticks with me in those moments is, “What if this is just the “meantime”?”
The meantime is the time between one event, process, or period and another event, process, or period.
What if this crappy job is just a place to put me at a better job?
What if these relationship challenges I’m having are just a way to move me forward?
What if my bank account really doesn’t reflect my worth?
In the meantime there is opportunity. We are right here, right now because of our decisions and life circumstances...and it’s temporary.
When my stepson was younger, he would tell us, “I can’t wait to be on my own, I can’t way to grow up and move away.”
My husband, Jeff, and I would say, “Yes, one day you will grow up and move away, but for now, you are here.” Joe is now 21-years-old and realizes that he spent a lot of time wishing he was older rather than enjoying his youth.
Situations like this happens to a lot of us:
We wish were somewhere else, with someone else, or doing something else.
We focus on what we don’t have rather than what’s right in front of us.
We believe that things can’t be different, or the situation we are in will be forever.
What if that thing that has been bothering you, challenging you is just the meantime?
What steps can you take right now to get to the next event, process, or period?
What if this is just temporary? How do you want to do things different?
As always, however you are feeling today, I want you to know that you are never alone. I encourage you to reach out—if not to me, then to someone! Give me a call or text at 951.523.7959 or email me at Teresa@restorationshoppe.com.
I promise you, I may not always know what to say or do, but I can be a huge heart with ears.
I believe in you,
Teresa
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