Eat Pray Love

One of my all time favorite movies is Eat Pray Love. I have watched it at least fifty times and I always come away having learned something new about myself and am deeply inspired. There are many amazing quotes throughout the movie, but one of my favorites is "Ruin is a gift. Ruin is the road to transformation." For me, ruin is hitting rock bottom. And once you've hit rock bottom, there's nowhere to go but up.

A couple of months ago I went through a blue spell. I was "sad" but couldn't tell you why. It was the kind of sadness that you feel in your bones, but can't explain. After about two days of feeling this way, I spent time thinking about why I had these feelings. I realized that God gave me this blue spell for a reason. I just had to figure it out.

Sitting with my sadness was by no means high on my list of fun things to do, but it was necessary. After spending lots of time praying, journaling and navigating my way through the sadness I realized the lessons God wanted me to learn. The first lesson was to never take your happiness (or anything for that matter) for granted. The second lesson was to show me that, no matter the circumstance's, the sadness is only temporary and it does get better. You see, there was a time in my life when I truly thought I was meant to be sad and depressed for life. The real breakthrough for me was when I was able to realize that my current state of sadness wouldn't last and soon enough happiness would return. And it did.

The amazing thing about life is that you and you alone are responsible for your own personal transformation. You decide if you want to stay stuck in a rut or if you want to change your life for the better. It's pretty amazing if you really think about!

So what's it gonna be? Are you going to stay where you are or are you going to challenge yourself to transform into a better you?

Until Next Time,