How Hitting Rock Bottom Completely Changed My Life And So Can You
“Strength and growth only come from continuous effort and struggle.” — Napolean Hill
A couple of years back I found myself living in a “walking dead” world and felt myself as a zombie.
It seems my world looks like a horror movie with real-life zombies on the streets.
My life was falling into a million tiny pieces.
There were cries for help that nobody answered.
I felt like my time is running out.
I am way behind than most people.
No one has the answers.
Everyone else seems happier.
I felt caged.
The loneliness was crippling in.
And then everything changed.
I finally had enough.
No more for this.
That’s it.
I’m done.
I need to take charge back.
I need to be in control.
I wasn’t prepared.
I wasn’t not ready.
Honestly, I was afraid.
My mind keep saying hundred things can go wrong..
I was searching for answers.
Amidst all that, it led me down a strange path to something far more beautiful than I could imagine.
“When you feel like you have been hit, dig deep and hit back. Rock bottom is not your end; it is your beginning.” — Christine Evangelou
Let it all fall apart.
Denial and delusion is the enemy of your growth.
My whole life seems like a lie.
No one prepared for me for life’s struggle.
No one told me what is important, what’s not.
No one told me how to be an adult.
All the milestones I set for myself and some I achieved.
But at the end all seems superficial.
Even though I was living a dream life.
But that was not for me.
I was not happy.
The only solution was to stop pretending and start admitting.
And then to ask myself one question: “What are you going to do about it?”
Looking for things that are not working is easy.
We all see unhappy, unsatisfied people all around us.
So I dig deeper.
Tapped into self-awareness.
My romantic relationship, lifelong friends, hobbies, next big job.
I let them all go.
I stopped chasing.
It become possible for me to re-build my life from ground up using my life just like a blank canvas.
“I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone, it’s not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people that make you feel all alone.” — Robin Williams
Embrace the change.
There are moments that can take the sh!t out of you.
“Hitting rock bottom doesn’t mean you have to stay there.” — Michelle Parsons
Make you all nervous and anxious.
But that’s where big changes happens.
Those moments are usually to show your resiliency, persistence.
Persevere through those moments.
You have endless capacity to do hard things.
You will know what matters you the most.
Take these moments to take control back of your life.
Get up and re-build your life.
That’s what I am choosing to do.
What about you?
Be Bold
Be Courageous
Be Your Best
