Hi Everyone,
What times in your life did you feel at your best, whether spiritually, emotionally, physically, or all of the above? Have you ever hit a peak in your life and then found yourself longing to go back to it? What wound up happening?
One of the ironic things I'm learning is that I think we often hit peaks in life and don't even know it. I had a long stretch in life where I had to be to work by 9 AM, so I would get up at 5 AM because it would give me enough time to go workout, do a Bible study, and run through the shower. I liked getting all of that done first thing because I knew if I tried after work, I'd be too tired and would make excuses. I didn't realize at the time that this was probably a life peak for me.
These days, I still like getting up early, but I find myself with only a fraction of the energy and motivation I once used to have to do anything beyond regular responsibilities. I realize there are probably a myriad of factors behind this dip, including the passing of time and several big life changes, but I'm disappointed in myself for not being able to keep my former pace.
I know some of our friends here with more life experience might say that's just life , and of course I do realize that, but the other day, I found myself praying to God that He would restore me back to what I used to be. However, I was thinking today that it might be a futile prayer, and that God's will for me might be leading me to adjust to a "new normal" instead.
I can admit to having a hard time accepting that, but, God's will be done. I've always been a very task-oriented person, and not being able to achieve or finish the same level of tasks that I used to often has me fighting off depression and anxiety. What about yourself?
* Have you had times when you found your current self to be very different from who you were at another place in life? (Maybe it was changes due to success or loss, change of family or jobs, moving, death, divorce, illness, sickness, etc.)
* What did you do to cope? What things did you find helpful, or not helpful at all? What is the best and worst advice you were given?
* Did you ever get back "to your former self," or did you adjust, and how did it go?
* How do you know when to try to get back to a certain benchmark in your life, or to just move on?
I would appreciate your thoughts, as I think it will be helpful and encouraging to others here that everyone goes through this, and has their own ways of adjusting.
What times in your life did you feel at your best, whether spiritually, emotionally, physically, or all of the above? Have you ever hit a peak in your life and then found yourself longing to go back to it? What wound up happening?
One of the ironic things I'm learning is that I think we often hit peaks in life and don't even know it. I had a long stretch in life where I had to be to work by 9 AM, so I would get up at 5 AM because it would give me enough time to go workout, do a Bible study, and run through the shower. I liked getting all of that done first thing because I knew if I tried after work, I'd be too tired and would make excuses. I didn't realize at the time that this was probably a life peak for me.
These days, I still like getting up early, but I find myself with only a fraction of the energy and motivation I once used to have to do anything beyond regular responsibilities. I realize there are probably a myriad of factors behind this dip, including the passing of time and several big life changes, but I'm disappointed in myself for not being able to keep my former pace.
I know some of our friends here with more life experience might say that's just life , and of course I do realize that, but the other day, I found myself praying to God that He would restore me back to what I used to be. However, I was thinking today that it might be a futile prayer, and that God's will for me might be leading me to adjust to a "new normal" instead.
I can admit to having a hard time accepting that, but, God's will be done. I've always been a very task-oriented person, and not being able to achieve or finish the same level of tasks that I used to often has me fighting off depression and anxiety. What about yourself?
* Have you had times when you found your current self to be very different from who you were at another place in life? (Maybe it was changes due to success or loss, change of family or jobs, moving, death, divorce, illness, sickness, etc.)
* What did you do to cope? What things did you find helpful, or not helpful at all? What is the best and worst advice you were given?
* Did you ever get back "to your former self," or did you adjust, and how did it go?
* How do you know when to try to get back to a certain benchmark in your life, or to just move on?
I would appreciate your thoughts, as I think it will be helpful and encouraging to others here that everyone goes through this, and has their own ways of adjusting.
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