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Having gone through my share of hardship, I have come up with a list of things that someone can do to navigate through the storm.
1. Take time to love yourself. More specifically, remember who you really are and celebrate that. So many times when we go through a difficult time we become our worst enemy. We may criticize ourselves or label ourselves and drift right into a depression. Our circumstances do not make us who we are. Reading affirmations out loud and meditating on them can be very uplifting and empowering. You may even want to draw your affirmations if you are a creative type. Being able to see your affirmation before you every morning and throughout the day can do wonders.
Loving yourself means being compassionate with yourself. Some things you can do is give yourself understanding and empathy and practice self-care. Self-care may look like a bubble bath, treating yourself to a massage, exercise, going out with a friend, seeing a movie, being in nature, reading, listening to music, etc.
2. Have faith in yourself. By practicing #1 (self-love) it will be easier to tap into your full potential. This is key because we have the resources to make life better than it is. But if we do not believe in ourselves we will miss out. Your are unique and have unlimited potential. Allow yourself to dream of what you want to do and envision doing it. Now you will be moving toward something instead of standing still in the storm.
Self love is "faith in our own self, our inner potential," Swami Amritaswarupananda states in his book The Color of the Rainbow. "We are here to accomplish something no one else can do. Without us, there will be a gap in the universe. The universe will miss us. Be convinced of this."
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