The Well Within

Being rejected. On first instinct, I hate it. Simply put, rejection feels cruel. It's a knife that at times cuts deep, leaving wounds that never truly heal - at times it cuts shallow, creating weeping injuries that slowly take our sense of value. Our sense of worthiness. Ugh, it's horrible! At least it can be, but does it have to? Like so much else in life, it's all about perspective.

How's this? Rejection. I welcome it. I find it a gift of opportunity to learn more about myself, my strengths and my weaknesses. It doesn't feel great but it doesn't have to be horrible. It can cut deeply but in a way that motivates us to do better and to be better. Maybe that rejection for a promotion is a push to change career paths. Perhaps that rejection of a romantic crush means you need to change your standards in a search for a potential mate, a true partner on every level. Even the rejection of what you know to be logical can be embraced as an opportunity for growth by thinking outside the box. An opportunity to get out of your comfort zone and welcome the unknown, unplanned, and unexpected with arms wide open. Better yet, what if we choose to do the rejecting? In a positive way of course. What if we decide to reject what ails us, worries us, and hurts us in mind, body, and spirit? What if we reject the things that hold us back from being our best, our healthiest and strive to feed the wellness within us?

Beyond our basic necessities of food, shelter, and clothing we each are faced with a daily choice to live to the fullest and strive to be our best, or to sit idly and let life pass us by. At varying points of our journey we must face starting a new chapter, choosing a new path, or, staying on the path we are on, which is fine if it is a healthy path. Sometimes that new chapter involves changing parenting strategies and habits in order to have a more meaningful and fruitful relationship with our children. It could involve walking away from a job, even if it pays well, in order to have peace of mind and pursue personal and professional growth elsewhere. In other instances, we may need to stop chasing a dream that is ultimately hurting us and our family dynamic. Even harder, we may need to reject our personal relationship with a friend, family member or significant other that, despite how much we love them and hope for the best, our interaction with them is harmful and in some cases toxic to our self-esteem, peace of mind, or safety. I know from experience dear reader, that such notions are easier said than done. I also know and have said before that the most beautiful growth can come from the harshest pruning.

Hippocrates stated, "If someone wishes for good health, one must first ask oneself if he is ready to do away with the reasons for his illness. Only then is it possible to help him." Are you ready to push for and nurture the well within yourself dear reader? The well as in well-being. I encourage you to consider where you are and ask yourself how healthy you feel mentally, spiritually, emotionally, and physically. I encourage you to assess yourself and if anything seems lacking, out of place, or in poor health I want you to ask yourself why and be willing to face the truth of that answer. It may not be easy but I believe it will be worth it. The well within us shapes our attitudes, our drive, our push forward as parents, friends, workers, students, business owners, significant others - the list goes on. It affects our health because essentially it is our health. I, for one, want to be healthy. Do you dear reader? If so, what are you willing to reject and do away with for good health in all areas of yourself and life? What things, what habits, what mindset, what relationships? And if you find yourself willing, what are you waiting for? May you succeed in having all the wellness you can stand.

Blessings,

Tasha