Moving: On & Up!

As I maneuver through this journey called life, I feel like I’m living in a tv show that continues to get renewed for a new season. Maybe it’s the writer in me constantly romanticizing the world, but each season has a unique plot, a new theme, and new life lessons. I have learned many things throughout this year in a half hiatus. However, one of the main things I want to focus on is the art of healing and evolving. Now I’m not an expert, but I feel that learning how to progress is something everyone needs in their life. 

People may ask, what is there to heal from if you are healthy and wealthy? 

We fail to realize that healing isn’t just a physical process when sick and hurt. And we also fail to realize struggle can be more than financial. Overall, healing is a process to practice wholeness and achieve wellness in the mind, body, and spirit. Yes, success is essential and the goal. But how are we going to enjoy success if we are not wealthy in happiness? Or what about being rich in personal growth? 

Sometimes the best way to learn how to swim and avoid drowning is to become aware and let yourself sink inside of the waters holding you down. Working through your issues and getting yourself together is the art of healing and the first step to a glow-up. Character development isn’t just a fiction device to make characters in a story more complex. This process is salient to life because it helps us to continue moving. In light of the new year, I made it a goal to constantly evolve and elevate for the better. 

Before the end of my fall semester, my best friend and I weren’t feeling like ourselves, and we decided to draft an action plan. It was a necessary list for us because it helps paint the picture of how we want to be and what we will do to get there. It includes all the things we like to do that make us feel good, things we want to accomplish, and things we want to continue to do. Letting go of the things and the people that are not good for us. 

I like to call that self-awareness and self-care. They are essential keys to this process. To be self-aware is to take time to acknowledge what happened, who you are, and what you need. Before you get treatment for sickness, you have to know the symptoms and the cause. It’s no different when restoring yourself. You don’t want to go into new opportunities, new relationships, and new experiences with baggage you haven’t dealt with. Figure out the moments that you are still negatively holding on to. Learn your triggers and your boundaries. Determine what things you need in your life to feel like your best and bring them to fruition. If we don’t, how else will we move on and move up?