Lately I have been waking up feeling sad, anxious, lonely, and depressed. Which to the innocent bystander might sound weird, because I am at a really good place in my life… career that I love, following my dreams, great friends and family.
I know I am not alone in these feelings. I have a really strong network of powerful women (and men) that say they have ALL felt the same way at various points throughout their lives. And I bet if you are reading this, you also feel or have felt these things and are looking for a solution.
You might be wondering WHY you are feeling these things when you seem to have it all going on in life. In my years of experience, here are a few of the most common reasons people feel this way:
- You are feeling stuck in the day to day grind with no observable light at the end of the tunnel
- You are feeling overwhelmed by the volume of work that it would take to achieve your goals
- You are feeling disconnected from (or lacking) a support network that you can connect to on a regular basis
- You are feeling discouraged because sometimes, no matter how hard we work, we don’t seem to get the things we want.
So HOW does one go from feeling these things to thriving in life? And by thriving, I don’t necessarily mean that every day is happy joyous and free. Thriving is when we are growing, changing, and working on what makes us happy willingly. It means we are connected to our values and what is important to us. We use those values as guideposts to tell us what path to take in life.
Change starts with one small step... one thing you can do to move you forward each day, that will bring you joy, 
contentment, satisfaction, connection, peace, or whatever feeling you have decided is most important to you. And when I say small step I mean SMALL! It needs to be an action you can take each day, even if it is just 5 minutes. And once you feel good about that step, you take another small step to build on that. And before you know it, you have moved towards your goal of freedom, satisfaction, connection, love, whatever is important to you.
Each day I choose to do something good for myself, whatever that looks like. Maybe it’s drinking lots of water, or eating a healthy breakfast, taking time to reflect, going for a walk, or talking to a friend. And over time, making good choices for myself became a habit so now, when I am feeling down, I understand what I need to do to pick myself up again. And I didn’t do this alone… I have coaches, support, mentors, family and friends that I reach out to that help me move forward when I am stuck.
So if you have ever felt this way, or are feeling this way now, start with that small step. Maybe it’s sending me an email asking for help, or making a healthy choice, or reaching out to someone in your support network. Whatever that looks like for you, it’s time to take that small step towards thriving in your life.
Merry Ware Coaching 