Patience

Patience can be a hard lesson no matter where you are in life.  In a world of instant cures and solutions, its hard to find patience when dealing with mental illness.  Many times the remedies to deal with emotional triggers are deeper than the surface.  And our coping mechanisms need to reflect the interior work needed for lasting solutions.

I find myself constantly needing to be reminded that while I am confidant in long term success, sometimes the instant revelation of that drive is not always present.  No matter where we are at in life when we look to far ahead we miss the present opportunities and the little lesson here and now.

Over the last month or so I have been on a campaign to make mental health issues more prevalent and visible in every way I can.  And in the process I have gotten discouraged by the lack of tangible results.  And that's what all of us want at some point in our journey, we want a direct correlation between effort and results.

That is certainly something we are anticipating very early on in a diagnosis.  We want medications to work, we want therapy to ease the pain, and we want our lives to get back to normal.  But really the same patience is required no matter where you are at.  Because there is always a push for more, for more results, more assurance we are doing the right thing.

No matter what it is important for us to talk out our frustrations, to find someone that not only can meet us where we are at, but also to walk with us patiently as we expect a brighter more peaceful future.  Finding someone who shares our vision for health and purpose is crucial in those days in those moments when nothing seems happening quick enough.  It is amazing when we can confide and find solace in that person.  When we share our lives we also can become more open to solutions as well.

When we are committed to living lives with less fear and more expectation.  When we open our lives to others, we can begin to live in the now, and create an atmosphere of patience in our lives and live one day at a time.

Thank You Readers!