Foundational Work #1: Inner Peace
Why INNER PEACE is the Missing Key to Your Wellness Journey: The Truth FEW Talk About.
A roof is not installed in the beginning stages of housebuilding, nor is paint applied to a house before the foundation is laid.
Likewise we must resist “fixing” the EXTERNAL before the INTERNAL has been addressed. One is crucial for the other to exist.
How do I know this? Because I lived this way for years. Taking desperate measures to change outwardly, but ignoring the inner work needed for TRUE LONG LASTING TRANSFORMATION.
I spent decades being overweight, uncomfortable in my own skin, depressed and downright exhausted. BUT THANKFULLY, all GLORY to God, that ALL CHANGED. Your LIFE doesn’t need to LOOK that way either.
Our modern day society has taught us the GIFT and CURSE of having our desires met INSTANTANEOUSLY.
I have not miraculously dodged this bullet either which is exactly why I understand deeply WHY this topic is ESPECIALLY VITAL for our overall HEALTH and WELLNESS.
If we need something, anything really, within minutes it can be ordered and delivered the next day or often that same day from 5 to 10 PM.
If we need to talk to a friend or family member, we can text them immediately, send an email, a text message, call or even FaceTime. Within moments we can (possibly) have their attention.
We have been wired to believe “INSTANT RESULTS” in all areas of our WELLNESS(SPIRIT, SOUL and BODY) is also an ACHIEVABLE reality. IT IS NOT. Well, NOT if your desire is for LONG TERM TRANSFORMATION.
Every choice we make has CONSEQUENCES.
GOOD THINGS TAKE TIME, except with Amazon orders, of course. 😉
REVELATION in your WELLNESS is a stepping stone on your JOURNEY.
DISCOVERY is a PROCESS.
If your main goal, for example, is to lose weight and fatigue, you are marketed with countless energy drinks, fat burning supplements, vigorous yet short lived diet plans and an assortment of vain promises that will help you reach these goals QUICKLY.
Few of which are GOOD for you and most which create more ILLNESS rather than WELLNESS.
We’ve spent a lifetime, or at least a portion of our life, making unhealthy habits, but we want to be transformed instantly with disregard to the STATE of our SPIRIT and SOUL and our ability to properly manage STRESS.
THE CRUCIAL INNER WORK has been neglected and it is SHOWING.
FOCUSING on INNER TRANSFORMATION is FOUNDATIONAL for long term PHYSICAL WELLNESS.
A BODY at PEACE is ready for true HEALING and TRANSFORMATION.
A VITAL STEP that must NOT BE SKIPPED or regarded as of secondary importance.
I’ll say it AGAIN.
If you desire PHYSICAL CHANGE, it BEGINS WITHIN.
THIS is the VITAL KEY to UNLOCKING the VIBRANT, PEACEFUL, RADIANT, HEALTHY LIFE you desire.
In the PARASYMPATHETIC STATE the BODY is READY and ABLE for this level of RENEWAL, RESTORATION and TRUE TRANSFORMATION.
I invite you to CONSIDER HOW this is showing up for YOU in YOUR LIFE?
Remember, there is ZERO JUDGEMENT here. Simply a chance for you to get CURIOUS about WHAT is holding you back from THRIVING in your WELLNESS.
Do you LONG for PHYSICAL TRANSFORMATION yet feel for every step forward, you take two steps back?
Are your SPIRIT and SOUL TRULY at PEACE?
Are you surviving under daily CHRONIC STRESS that leaves you discouraged, overwhelmed and quite simply STUCK?
Do you BEGIN WORK on the EXTERNAL before ADDRESSING the INTERNAL?
Are you believing the LIE that your LONG LASTING PHYSICAL TRANSFORMATION should happen immediately?
What do you NOTICE about your RESPONSES?
How can your ANSWERS to these questions serve as a LAUNCHING PAD for NEW BEGINNINGS?
What STEP can you take TODAY to FOCUS on INNER PEACE? Perhaps it may look like this 👇🏻:
🌱 Re-prioritizing your schedule.
🌱Saying NO to something that DEPLETES your SPIRIT and SOUL, so you can say YES to something that lights your soul on fire!
🌱Quiet time with your creator in prayer and/or reading His Word.
🌱Breath Work- 4 DEEP INHALES, HOLD 7- 8 DEEP EXHALES
🌱Less time on Social media.
🌱Anonymously showing KINDNESS to someone with no expectations.
🌱Using this as a WRITING PROMPT in your journal. You may DISCOVER a treasure trove stored in your heart.
🌱Create a journal page or a page in your notes app titled,”GREAT things are always happening to me. “ This may be REALLY HARD right now. Do it anyway. DIG DEEP. When something positive happens, write it down. Add to the list and review it frequently.
Begin with MICRO MOVEMENTS. One step forward is a step in the right direction.🤍
It’s PROGRESS over PERFECTION.
WHEN YOU begin INWARDLY, WHAT is POSSIBLE for YOU in terms of your WELLNESS and BEYOND?
Unlimited POSSIBILITIES AWAIT YOU, my friend! I KNOW this to be TRUE.
If this message speaks to your heart, but feels overwhelming to walk out on your own, I understand. I’ve been there.
It would be my great honor and joy to walk this journey with you. Please direct message me or fill out a contact form. 🤍 I believe with all my heart God has so much GOOD in store for you.
Sending you much LOVE and LIGHT!