I was talking to a friend of mine yesterday and she was sharing with me about the downs she has had of late and I could relate to all of them. They were not circumstantial downs, where she had the misfortune of her husband losing his job or having a child diagnosed with a terminal illness or anything else that plenty of people get 'hit' with all across the world everyday. However, these downs were still very real and I figured if I could relate, then maybe you, the reader of this blog would also relate. Basically she was in a 'funk'!

The funk I am talking about creak up on us unexpectedly. It has the potential of having us feel like we were just handed a massive blow like the examples I previously used. What I am referring to is the lies and betrayal of our 'lower self'. They do not support us in our dreams and they rob us of hope and dreams. They rob us of recognizing our potential and living on purpose. These lies I am referring to are thoughts that we have at a subconscious level and can wash over us with a feeling of despair and heartache.

Let me give you an example. You wake up and get started with your day. You start contacting some people about your business opportunity and you have someone respond to you in a way that was not positive. So you think to yourself, "why am I doing this anyway? I should just go and get a job and do something that is easy." It is in that moment that you decide to go on facebook and spend some time escaping. Then you see a peer's comment about how she is 'kicking butt' in her business and it takes you over the edge. "That's it... I'm done. I will never be able to do this. It's just too hard. Noone cares about what I am doing. I can't possibly do what she is doing." You may even at this point find yourself emotional and as the tears flow down your cheeks you wish you didn't feel this way. You not only feel stuck, you remain stuck. You have been going on this merry-go-round for years now. Not only in this business, but in others. Can you relate?  

The feelings and actions in this example are the result of the lies and deception I was referring to earlier. The underlying thoughts of the 'lower self' in this example is probably something like "I don't deserve. I'm not worthy. I'm not good enough."  And these deep rooted thoughts are robbing you of your dreams and goals.

Getting back to the conversation with my friend. She asked how I get out of that funk. I thought about it for a while and remembered that it was only a couple of weeks ago that I felt this way. "I choose to believe that I am good enough. I just switch my thinking. Sometimes it seems easier than other times." What I loved about my friend's response was that the way she moves away from her funk is to do something for someone else. I thought that was awesome. In order to be our 'higher self' we can either change from the inside out or from the outside in. Either way, we all deserve to be owning our greatness and living on purpose.

Own your greatness and live on purpose today. You do deserve it. You are worthy of it. And remember 'Who you are is already enough'.

I Love you all,
Melissa

 
 
 


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Jerrilyn link
06/12/2010 08:29

Melissa, well said. I think those "funks" hit us all at times (I know they hit me often) and any help I can have to get out of it is a benefit. Thanks

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Nicole Flothe
06/12/2010 09:25

I watched a good Youtube video the other day by Honda called Failure: The Secret to Success. It brought to light that yes we all have "funks" but sometimes these lows create our eventual high(win) in life. I'm sure Thomas Edison had many funks but he still continued his mission to create the light bulb. A great support system and an investment in personal development can help move you quicker out of problems to results.

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Tom Haupt link
06/14/2010 09:45

Well said Melissa. A very common "funk" for many people and a great, simply and direct way of shifting ones beingness, feelings and behavior!

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