Shine A Light: Dealing With Darkness

Hey there people and Happy Thursday to you. I hope you are having a fabulous day, wherever in the world you may be.

Today it is time for the fifth installment of my shine a light series.

What is Shine a Light all about? It is where I share with you the highs and lows and the fighting spirit that has lead me to where I am today. The spark, the light and the love that gets me through. And sometimes the tears, the frustrations and the setbacks that still ultimately led me to this point. This life. This path.

I only hope that by my telling my story, others will feel inspired to keep going with their own lives and potential difficulties, and perhaps even be inspired to tell their stories too.

Here’s the thing – I am not a trained counselor or therapist or anything like that. The only training I have is the training of life itself. If what I say helps (and I really hope that it does) then that is totally wonderful and I will feel as though my words are working, that I am influencing people in just the right way. But my training has only come from that one place – life. More specifically, my life. You can read my first posts in this series here.

I try for the most part to look on the bright side of things. To be optimistic. To believe in myself and feel confident that things will work out well. Most of the time I am a very happy and contented person.

There are times though when I can't quite see things this way. There are times when life (often inexplicably) seems very dark. I can wake in the morning and feel as though a dark veil has been pulled down over me. It's not easy to manage with this negative force-field around me.

So, what do I do to get through all of this? Here's a little list of the tricks I use to try and help myself along.

Play with the kitties. They are my secret shifters, in a big way. When I want to get onto that higher frequency of love and happiness they can take me there surprisingly quickly.

Cuddle. I am a very physical sort of person. I need to have hugs and hand holding to feel centred and loved. Thankfully MHI knows and understands this. He also gives good hugs!

Sit with my feelings. Sometimes this is the best I can do, and that's OK. I know that they will pass (as I discussed in a previous post, I find thinking of my emotions as a merry-go-round quite a helpful visual in my mind). I sit with them and feel them and don't dismiss them. I just let them slowly melt away.

Distract myself. Crafting, art work, TV shows, visiting people. Anything to stop the negative spiral, even just a little.

Singing. I love to sing along to my MP3 Player, especially when I am feeling down. My imagination takes over and I can be performing on the world's most influential stages within minutes ;)

Maybe some of these little hints could work for you too? If you're feeling overwhelmed. I will be releasing my latest EBook very soon (last editing under way at the moment people!) called "Never Let Anyone Dull Your Sparkle (Least of all you!)". Within that book there will be more of these kind of ideas to help you manage to live a sparkly and spark filled life. If you're interested in my new book, just keep your eye on the blog for more info! If you'd like an exclusive discount on the book just sign up for my newsletter over on the sidebar.


Have a great day people!