I hope you've had a great week. Mine has been a little up and down, for full disclosure. Earlier this week, I had a pretty dark day. The kind where you feel paralyzed, like you're blocking all the good just by admitting how you feel. I felt this weird sense of failure and fear. It's wild how our minds work sometimes. But here's the thing: even in that heaviness, I knew it would pass. Just knowing that helped. That tiny pivot was crucial.
I was reminded of that scene in Rhonda Byrne's film The Secret - where the guy who was thinking about a safari had an elephant appear in his living room, as she explained that it's a good thing our thoughts don't immediately manifest all the time. We could be in serious trouble if they did. That moment actually gave me a sense of gratitude, because honestly, I do have way more good days than bad. And I'm so grateful for that. It was kind of a reminder that it's okay to have those feelings every once in a while.
Last weekend, I woke up at 3 a.m. with this big realization: one of my hardest, most important lessons this year has been trusting divine timing. My whole life, things have always somehow, magically worked out. Maybe not how I planned, but always for my growth. In The Girl Who Cried Love, I talk about how much I used to try and control outcomes, and how that only led to heartbreak. That's still a pattern I have to consciously pivot away from whenever I feel lost or unsure in every area of my life. Gabby Bernstein tells us to give it away for a day. It's tough but not impossible. It's absolutely necessary.
Also, we still have to do the work. That's co-creation. But just like seeds planted in the soil, growth takes time - most of it happening beneath the surface, unseen, even by us at times.
So if you're feeling a little off, or wondering when life is going to shift for you, I want you to remember this:
Just aim to feel a little better than the moment before.
Trust in divine timing.
Trust in the Universe.
Trust in yourself.
Trust the process.
Yes, the dark days will come, but they'll always be followed by sunshine.
Until then… rest, regroup, and keep slaying the dragons.
All my love,
Lindsay
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The past two years have been the hardest years of my life. I’m trying to restructure and rebuild everything from scratch as a single father. The dark days in your head can seem to be a never ending and just tormenting. I try to focus on the good that I can put into this world not only through myself, but the children I’m raising and that helps me a lot on the darkest days. They say everything happens for a reason and there’s always a deeper meaning. I can’t see it, but I sure try to believe it. Hope your bright days always outweigh the darker ones.
The past two years have been the hardest years of my life. I’m trying to restructure and rebuild everything from scratch as a single father. The dark days in your head can seem to be a never ending and just tormenting. I try to focus on the good that I can put into this world not only through myself, but the children I’m raising and that helps me a lot on the darkest days. They say everything happens for a reason and there’s always a deeper meaning. I can’t see it, but I sure try to believe it. Hope your bright days always outweigh the darker ones.