When I recently read this passage, it spoke to me. It seemed like last year was about trials and tribulations so the Book of James spoke to my heart...but then I came across Philippians and I was able to finally breathe. Maybe it's because my Dad's name is in it. I do believe that we are meant to encounter certain messages, moments, and people & they will forever change us, if we allow them in our heart. This passage talks about being content in every moment and I don't know about you, but this is my biggest battle.
We plan, we create to-do lists, we set goals, but when do we exhale? When do we fully live in the moment and find that we are exactly where we are meant to be? I spent the last year searching, questioning, and running. I traveled a lot...to Europe, Alaska, Nashville, camping, hiking...but the answer wasn't out there, the answer can only be found from within. And being content comes from being ok where we are at...with our imperfections, our past, and being ready for something more.
But you see...we had to take that journey, we had to experience pain, loss, misfortune, and the trials or how would we ever truly appreciate a sunrise, sunset, or just moments for what they are.
But it's not enough to just say this out loud, we have to embody it, embrace it, and wrap our hearts and mind around it. My center comes from my faith. There is no way God would bring us through the trials without something miraculous waiting on the other side. But are we looking up? I know for a long time I was just making it. Just surviving. But I have shed that. So why am I talking about this on a health and fitness blog? Because it is all connected...mind, body, and spirit. We have to first be content within our spirit and then everything else will fall into place.
And so this is another part of my truth. And maybe it's a part of yours too. May you find a way to be content no matter what you have faced. May you find peace. And just know that you are not alone in the battle. But you can come out victorious. And that's the beauty of this thing called life.
Truly,
Natalie Rene
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