stay patient trust your journey

Stay patient and trust your journey

To stay patient and trust your journey is probably one of the biggest lessons you can learn in life. Knowing how to do that though can be a challenge. It’s not really something they teach us in school and yet we all face this as human beings.

I’ve never been the most patient person when it comes to waiting for what I want but in the past few years life has been teaching me that we cannot control every outcome and that things won’t always happen according to our desired timeline . I’ve had to practice patience for very important aspects of my life. Several of them in fact at the same time which made it even more challenging.  At first, I struggled but I eventually realized that to resist what is, is to create unnecessary stress for ourselves . With time, I learned to slowly detach from the outcomes while still working towards certain goals. I kept the faith even though on some days I wondered what the heck was going to happen.

Deep down inside though (beyond the voice of my ego ), I believed that things would turn out for the best even if the outcome wasn’t exactly what I had planned. In fact, maybe it would be even better. There is something greater than us at work and it’s hard for us to accept what we don’t see and can’t explain but we must trust, let go and be patient. Most of all, be patient.  We can’t control everything and when we try to force events we just create anxiety and worry. I don’t want to jinx it but last night life showed me in a big way that when we trust and are patient, great rewards await.  Often it’s when we suspect it the least. When we have completed detached from the outcome. Whatever it is that you are waiting for. Savour what you already have within and around you  while cultivating patience and trust.  If there’s one thing in life that’s certain it’s uncertainty and when we learn to be comfortable with that (it’s a life long process) we can access much more inner peace.

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I truly love the “Trust Your Journey” message. It’s like the golden thread that connects all faiths.

So true. Sometimes it’s hard to do but we can experience so much more inner peace when we let go and trust.

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Stay Patient & Trust Your Journey

I’m sort of back..

So, I’m not sure if I’m back or not. Kind of just wanted to get on here and write a bit. I’ve been doing okay but life has been hard. After losing Matt, time kind of sped up and stood still for the last 7 months. I miss him a lot.

It’s weird because before he passed away, I was on a streak of trying to get myself back into the doctor to try and see what was going on. There wasn’t anything alarming or anything, other than my weight, but I just sort of needed that piece of mind that said that I’ve at least had a check up and if anything was wrong, I could try to fix it.

Right before he died, I had gone in for my woman’s wellness and mammogram. Those all came out good but then I stopped because everything was just crashing all around me. Mom was sick, Matt was gone, and I really didn’t know what to do. It was so hard. I felt like every time I turned around, I was getting punched.

But those are all things that have happened. Things that I can’t control but I could control at least going back to the doctor so I did. I knew Matt would have wanted me to finish my check-ups. During the time before Matt had died, I wasn’t taking care of myself. I was stressed and was eating anything and everything. When I went in for that first blood work, my numbers were terrible but I’ve been working on it, seriously, since about late October. I’ve had two other blood draws since and my numbers have gone back down to a normal place where they should be.

I haven’t really been working out. I think that being on leave from work sort of threw me off and I just made excuses. So far, at least the scale has gone down about 45 lbs since late October ‘23. Right now, that’s makes me feel good. Now, to get back into the gym.

Week Review…

It’s been about a week where I have really tried to put a lot of effort into my health. We’ve eaten well over the week. Friday was the only day we ordered dinner out and that was because we had already planned it. For once, it was intentional. It wasn’t me calling home to see what we should have for dinner and then us being being so done with not having a plan that I pick up food. It was planning, making sure we had options and eating at home. My bank account certainly thanked me. It’s crazy how much you can save by making your own food. I already knew that but the convenience usually outweighs everything especially when you go home tired. Although, I’ll say this week I was not as tired. I drank my water, ate healthier, slowed down on the diet soda. I didn’t have a Sprite Zero until Friday. Good week, actually.

I did not exercise. But I wasn’t feeling too terrible about it because I needed the time to just figure some things out and maybe not jump in over my head. I like to exercise. I can be lazy sometimes but I’ve had those times where you just don’t feel like it and then it’s just a good time. I wasn’t trying not to exercise, I just had to prioritize some other things for the week because I knew they were more difficult. The goal today is to move some and then get back to it tomorrow. Also, plan out the menu.

Also, I just needed a boost. I think with the week going as well as it did, I know it’s doable to get a great routine going.

It’s been so long…

I’m not even going to look back at the date of my last blog. Pretty sure that it has been more than a year. Not that I haven’t wanted to write but I just haven’t been feeling the writing. Almost like there was too much to say about all the things that were going on in my brain so it was easier to just not say them. Writing this even gives me a little bit of anxiety as I try to timeline all the stuff that happened over the course of the last year. Pretty sure the last thing that I wrote about was close to the time that I had a Covid. Not really something I want to revisit.

Anyway, so probably one of the biggest things that I did that I haven’t written about is that I was prescribed a medicine to handle my depression/anxiety. Just talking with different people and the experience that they have had with meds, I think I was lucky that the first thing that I was prescribed helped A LOT. Sometimes the first thing doesn’t work but mine just helped clear my brain and made me so much more productive. It also cleared out all those negative thoughts. I was struggling with the idea that every time I interacted with someone, I was just letting them down. I felt very worthless and it made me feel so down. Honestly, I haven’t always had that feeling when it came to how people felt about me but I did have it about how I felt about myself. So, it was strange. I would just have these times that I would break down but I really didn’t quite understand why. It’s not like people were actively putting me down or being ugly to me. It was really all made up in my brain. Probably more about how I felt about myself. Either way, I knew I wasn’t quite myself so I asked for help after talking to Matt about it. After talking to my doctor, she also mentioned that these may also have been due to Covid. Maybe not all, but the intensity. Either way, it’s been a big help that she recommended the medication.

So, I’ve been thinking. Dangerous, I know. But I think it’s time to set those goals again. Now that I’ve gotten a bit of help with my mental health, I really want to push this year coming up. Last night, I sat down and really thought about some things I wanted to focus on. I have some big goals and I have some daily goals that I’m working on. New Year’s resolutions are always fun and I’m pretty excited to start some this year but I know that I will make it harder to reach those unless I have my daily goals in place.

Let’s talk goals and systems/habits! You can’t have one without the other! And these are broken down to the bare bones but ALL systems will definitely help with ALL goals. I just want to remind myself that I want to build these systems/habits that will help me attain my goals.

• System/Habit: Daily Exercise
• Goal: Rock ‘n’ Roll 5k/10k
• System/Habit: Meal Plan/Prep
• Goal: Lose Some Weight
• System/Habit: Sleep Routine, Hydration
• Goal: Energized; Not So Tired
• System/Habit: Take meds daily, Blog
• Goal: Clear my head; don’t bury feelings

There are way more for this list but I’ll end the list here, for now. Next time I’ll write, I’ll go more in-depth with my goals for the upcoming year.

One of the things I’m really going to work on is my excuses. I’ve made myself really believe in some of the ones that I’ve come up with. I’ve been guilty over the last few months of just making up problems that really didn’t exist to get out of reaching my goals. One being that there just isn’t any time. Yeah, that’s not true. Although I may have been tired or just in a bad mood, there was always time to take a walk or lift some weights. I know enough to make myself a small series of exercises. Okay, I can copy a series that Carlos has made me and call it my own. Either way, I have the resources. I have made myself a pretty great gym in my garage and I need to use it more often. It just stares at me when I come home from work. Speaking of, one thing that always has sort of stayed with me since I got my treadmill was something Carlos mentioned. He said that before I even enter the house, get on the treadmill for even just a few minutes so that I can get a little exercise in. Honestly, I’ve never done this. Not proud of this but it has just really never happened. I’m not going to promise that I will always do this but I’m going to try my best to at least use my equipment a lot more from now on when I’m not able to get in a full workout, whether on my own or with Carlos. I’ll make sure to keep that good advice and actually follow through some days.

So this is getting pretty long. I have a quite a bit more to say but I’m going to end it here.

This is not defeat…

One of the hardest things to do is admit when you need to change because what you are doing is not working. Everyone else can see it but it just may have have taken you a little longer to admit it.

Over the last two years, I’ve struggled, in a lot of ways. I’ve slowly, or at least unnoticeably, started to treat all of my situations with everything being all or nothing. In this case, actions definitely speak louder than words, even if actions are non-existent. It started with one piece of my life and now it’s just taken over. It’s like one side of my brain is screaming that there is so much to do but you can’t even do it because there isn’t any time. Then the other side of my brain is calmly relaying that there is so much time but we just aren’t using it wisely and maybe being lazy to start. We are taking the easy road and just sweeping everything under the rug.

This has been tough because I have, although recently, started to accept that this has been the reason why I’m struggling. The mindset that I once had has become so muddled with excuses and reasons to pause my goals or even why I’ve backtracked. I don’t necessarily feel like I’ve failed but I don’t feel like myself. I don’t like it. Almost like I’ve given up.

In this post, I really just want to focus on my health journey. Although there are so many things I could write about.

So, first of all, let’s say what I’m feeling. I miss everything. I miss being happy when it comes to my health journey. I miss all of the new feelings and all of the exciting things that went along with just learning about it. That was my fault. As COVID hit, I let everything else in my life take priority and I forgot just how much I loved this part of my life. It saved me for those years. Honestly, it made me a better person, not only to others, but to myself. I was nicer to myself and the consistency of being a part of something was a feeling like no other. It felt great to work for something and see results.

Now what? Is this me feeling sorry for myself. Not necessarily. This is me just acknowledging the fact that this is, and will always, be hard work. This is me admitting to myself that I need to feel that feeling again in order to get back what I lost. Mentally, I’ve always known that this has always been the part that has been missing but I struggled to ask for help or even take that first step back into it. And I mean really into it. I’m not going to say that I’ve completely given it up but, again, I don’t feel like myself so I know that I need to bring the commitment back into the equation. Start feeling that self-worth and self-love again that I started to learn on this journey.

Speaking about self-love, let’s talk about that for a minute. Because it’s important. Now, more than ever. I’ve always struggled with this. Maybe when I was younger I masked it a little bit more but as I got older it took me a long time to really understand what self-love was. I didn’t quite know how to handle how I felt about myself or how I look at myself. Or even how other people look at me. Through this journey, I still struggled all the time. Honestly, the simplest thing like looking at myself in the mirror is a struggle, all of the time.

The part that kills me is the weight. I have gained weight during this time. No one ever wants to say this out loud because it hurts. It hurts your heart. Digs at your very soul. Yeah, in that super dramatic way. It makes you relive all the hardwork that you put in.

Storytime…very relevant when it comes to talking about the struggle.

I went to Plyofit on Saturday. I’ve sort of have had a hard time about going in since I had COVID. But really is that it…? Is that the only reason that I haven’t gone in? I’d like to say that’s the only reason. Maybe it’s the only good reason, if there are any. I guess the biggest reason is that I’m afraid to bring something to my husband. Also, I don’t want to get sick again. Then there are the reasons that live inside my head…

• Lack of Consistency would show exactly how my stamina has changed.
• I’m embarrassed.

I didn’t say any of these were good reasons. Nonetheless, they are reasons that drag me down.

So, back to my story….I drove to Plyofit on Saturday morning with the intention of walking. Walking around the block is much better than my driveway, as I live on a very busy street. I get there and I park 5 different times. I mean, I literally parked the truck and then moved 5 different times to new parking spots. As I parked, the thought came to my mind to just leave. It’s not like Carlos knew I was there. Why? I don’t know. I wasn’t ready to go in, maybe. I stopped to talk to someone. Why? Well, because he was a friend but I totally would have been okay if we talked for the entire time that I was supposed to be inside. But we don’t talk for long so I go in. Like it’s my first time ever being there. I felt like I didn’t belong there. I felt like a stranger even though I new every single person there and we even exchanged greetings. So why the feelings of doubt?Because I had changed. I was not the person that left the Plyofit walls when COVID hit. I was a stranger. But then I wasn’t. Things sort of fell into place but I still just had that self-doubt. Don’t get me wrong, these feelings come in layers. This is just one layer. The layer that talks down to you and makes you feel like crap. On top of that I have the more positive person that I know I am but is just a little harder to believe. Sometimes it’s just easier to listen to the one that wants to give up. So I do my thing. I was only there to walk so I did a mile, came in, and rolled my feet. Then I wanted to talk to Carlos about something. I figured he already knew but still felt it important to say it. I told him that I wasn’t going to be doing the 10k. I didn’t like it. He said he knew. Honestly, I had been thinking about it for a long time. I knew the reasons that I wasn’t going to do it but I struggled because the reasons I wanted to do it were there, as well. It’s just something that I’m going to have to work harder at. Well, that, and just being super honest with myself when it came to this journey.

I know why I’m not doing the 10k. I’m not upset about it but I’m more disappointed that I didn’t quite hold on strong enough. Although, I’m still in my journey, I couldn’t bring myself to quite go All In. A lot of factors in that subconscious decision from other parts of my life. Something to learn from, definitely. Also, something to prioritize, as well.

This all sounds so negative. But it really isn’t. It’s reality and it’s how I feel. I never left the journey, but I know I can give more and fight through those layers of self-doubt.

Update after COVID…

Tomorrow will be week 3 back at work and it’s been good. The first 3 days that I was back were not fun. I could feel just how tired I was and my breathing wasn’t great. Then I just felt better. It may have just been what was in the air that was bringing me down. That week I received some more allergy medicines and another month of breathing treatments so that helped a lot.

I’ve been taking my breathing treatments but it’s not longer 8 treatments a day. One of them is needed only if I am wheezing, which I haven’t had that in a while. The other I’m now only taking 1-2 times a day. Today I needed it but it was what is being brought by the tropical storm. I could feel all the allergens as soon as I walked outside. It just left me a little breathless.

Other than that, things seem to be going back to normal. My muscles don’t ache as much. Honestly, it was probably due to the lack of movement that I had for those 3 weeks of being sick. When I jumped back into work and just life, it was just the getting back into the swing of things. While I was sick I had bad leg cramps especially one in my right calf. I’ve been working on it with the massage gun and it’s better. Just lingering a little.

Also, I’m still taking meds for acid reflux but hopefully that will go away soon. I didn’t have it before so hopefully it will eventually just go away. For now, I’ll just take the medicine.

But I feel good. Good enough to start exercising again! I really did miss it. It had been awhile that I had really felt like I was giving my 100% in any of the exercising I was doing. I wasn’t even attending Plyofit sessions like I should have been. Honestly, it was just me. I was tired and just down on everything. I just needed a reset. With the pandemic, everything was just so tiring to me. It put me in a mood and made me get off track.

So, what’s different with the whole exercise thing? It’s a little hard to explain because the experience of Covid had me relating the experience to a few years ago. Mostly, being out of breath. Now, don’t get me wrong, before going to the ER was an experience like no other. The only time that maybe I can recall being that out of breath was having walking pneumonia but even that wasn’t as bad. It was more of the realization that my ”being out of breath” due to Covid was nothing like ”being out of breath” due to exercise. The difference being, of course, that one feels like you are suffocating. While going through that, I worried that I wasn’t going to be able to exercise again. Thinking that the breath would never come back like it was. After receiving some medicine, my breathing got better but I kept feeling like I felt when I would struggle to climb a steep hill. My breathing was shallow but I’m pretty much recovered. I really do believe that my lungs have become so much stronger due to Plyofit. I’d like to think that Plyo also helped with just the recovery of being sick.

As far as my journey, I’ve realized that it’s okay to continue where you left off. I struggled a lot with the experience of not quite following through over the last year. My mentality was a little too ”I’ve already messed up so I might as wait until tomorrow”. That type of thinking really does hinder everything. At first it was my diet, then my exercise, then it sort of seeped into other parts of my life. Probably put me into a depressed mood so it was easy to justify all the plates I juggled falling to the ground. Not even attempting to pick them up. It’s exhausting to live like that.

So, now what?

Well, it’s time to jump back in. I’m not going to say it was going through Covid that pushed me back in, but it was a big factor. I’ve really just been thinking about what changes to make that will make me better. Make me feel like I’m working towards feeling and just being better.

I don’t want to be here, same day, next year and feel the same way that I felt this year. Time passes so quickly and I want to use my time to try new things and keep working on myself. I think getting back on track with some diet and exercise is exactly what I need. It’s what I’ve been craving for myself. I like the way that being successful and learning about these things makes me feel. I think also just putting myself out there is something that I need to be better at when it comes to diet/exercise. I want this journey to be fulfilling. I don’t want it to weigh me down or feel like a chore. I want it to be a learning experience for myself. Something that makes me feel like myself again.

Last thing, I want to make this blog something that I can use to document better. I know that my postings have been few and far between but I think it’s time to amp it up. Not just with blog postings but with pictures and even adding something about nutrition. It’s a work in progress but I’m going to change it up a bit.

Rough day…

Thought I’d just hop on to give a quick run down. I know it’s a stray from my usual topics but COVID kind of kicked my butt.

It was my first day back at work. Honestly, I took it easy so it made the day creep by. I just didn’t have the energy and my cough was ongoing. I came home and slept from about 6:30pm until 9:30pm. Not the best idea. Hopefully, I can sleep tonight after taking my meds and doing a breathing treatment.

Slowly, I’ll get back to my original content. My patience seems to always be wearing thin but I know that I will get over this. There are so many things that I want to be writing about soon. Going through this really put a lot of things into perspective and my brain has sort of shifted. We’ll talk about that soon. I’ve had a lot of things on my mind.

I hope to get back into a good workout routine soon. It may be a little while but I’ll get there. I miss it.

I’ll try to get back on tomorrow to just check in.

How is it almost September?

Wow. It’s been a long, long time since I’ve written ANYTHING. What a shame especially since I have always enjoyed writing. I think it’s a good time to start again, though. After the last three weeks, I need to at least start writing for my mental health again. It’s such a stress reliever, most of the time.

So, the last three weeks have been rough. On August 12, I found out that I tested positive for COVID. Not ideal. Honestly, I thought I just had a sinus infection or something. I had checked the mold count and it was high so I just used my nasal spray and some allergy meds to help it. On Wednesday was when it was really bothering me but by Thursday the sinus pressure was gone. Since I work at school, we test weekly for COVID and on Thursday I was notified so I didn’t go in in to work.

So, I stayed home. In the beginning my symptoms were the sinus pressure and I was exhausted. I slept so much over the next 6 days and could not eat. My poor husband made me eat at least a little because he knew that was best. Also, I was freezing for all of those days that I needed four blankets. I figured it would eventually stop. It didn’t. During days 4, 5, & 6 I had stomach issues, as well.

During this time, everyone was checking on me but there wasn’t much I could say except that I was okay. I should have known better. At this point, I had developed a small cough but I was still breathing. I was checking my oxygen with an oximeter and it was going low. I had hit 91 but I really didn’t know what to do with that information. My mom kept checking on me and that night she said that I was going to the ER. I fought her for a few minutes but I knew she wasn’t going to take no for an answer so I got in the truck and drove myself. I didn’t want Matt to take me since he had been able to avoid getting it to this point so I didn’t want him to become exposed while he drove me to the hospital.

I drove to the Hondo hospital and my mom met me there. It was then that I realized that I actually couldn’t breathe. I got off the truck and walked in to the hospital and I couldn’t catch my breath to talk to the nurse. Finally, when I was able to talk to her, they put me in the closed off room for COVID patients and had me take my vitals there. They took them so many times. My oxygen was at 90, I had a fever of 102, and my breathing wasn’t great.

The doctor said that he wanted to give me the regeneron treatment so they discharged me from the ER and took me into the hospital. Honestly, it was scary because it was 1am and I honestly had no idea what to expect. It was also scary because you feel so alone as they do everything to protect themselves from being exposed to you. The last thing you want is to get someone sick but you also feel so helpless since there isn’t much you can do.

For the regeneron treatment, the nurse wheeled me into the hospital. Honestly, I had told him I could walk but I would never have been able to walk by myself. He told me he would take me in the wheelchair and I’m glad he did. They took me to this isolated hospital room where they took all my vitals again and then placed an IV for the regeneron. It took about 30 min prep, 30 min for the IV, and then you had to stay an hour to make sure you didn’t have a reaction. I was driving home with my mom following around 3am and I fell asleep sitting up on the sofa.

I will say that the regeneron gave me energy that I hadn’t had since I tested positive. I still couldn’t breathe but I felt different.

The next day I had a teledoc appointment with the doctor from the clinic I go to. She prescribed a lot of meds for me to start taking. I had 2 inhalants for the nebulizer, an antibiotic, a steroid, a cough medicine, and some allegery meds that she recommended to help. It took another week for me to start feeling better.

I’m not 100% right now but I’m much better than I was.

It’s that time again…

So, things have been super hectic. I’m not sure if I’ll make it through the the month of May but fingers crossed. Actually, I had a sort of come to Jesus moment with myself the other day because things were starting to get a little crazy. I’ve noticed that one of the things that I’ve really been dealing with is my overthinking. It’s been awhile since I’ve let my negative self-talk take control. Right now, it’s in control. I know it because I can feel just how much I put myself down on a daily basis. At first you think that it may be coming from other places but then you realize that it’s all internal. That’s rough. I’d like to think that a lot of it comes from just wanting to be in control and still being new to some of the things that I am doing in my work. This last month has probably been the hardest. I’ve let it get to me and it’s effected many areas of my life including my job, my health/fitness journey, and even my home life. When I really start to think about it, I realize that it’s made my confidence just plummet completely.

I’ve always had a sort of issue with my confidence not being super great but over the years I’ve learned a lot about myself and, believe me, things have been much better than they were. A lot of it has to do with my “stepping out of my comfort zone” and doing things like working out. Joining the community I’m in really helped with building that confidence. I think right now, though, I’ve sort of backtracked a little in my own way because I completely ‘over analyze’ everything lately. I think mainly it stems from not being super confident/comfortable in anything I do lately. In all areas of my life. Not just health/fitness.

The other day I had a conversation with my friend that I hadn’t seen in awhile. I always love talking to her because she brings me back to center. She always asks those ‘why’ questions when I make a statement about how I’m feeling or how I think others are perceiving me. She asked me the other day how I was feeling. This always leads to great conversations because most of the time, her goals are usually lined up closely with mine. I told her I was feeling stuck because I really didn’t seem to care much about the things that I normally care about. Something that I realized, as well, was that I felt stuck. But not like stuck in that I’m moving nowhere, more like stuck, where I’m being pulled in a few directions but not quite moving. Let me paint a picture…

So, I’m on a boat in a river. It looks peaceful and I’m alone. Normally, you would move with the current. Well, I’ve dropped anchor and I’ll be there awhile. The thing is, though, I still have some room to move. The anchor’s chain has quite a bit of slack. I’m swaying one way because that seems like a good way to go but then I get this overwhelming feeling of ‘meh’ and I sway another way. Sometimes when I sway a different way, I get this overwhelming feeling and fixate on how to make it happen even though I’m stuck.

Okay, let’s compare this feeling to something that happened to me the other day. Hopefully, this will make my picture make a little more sense. So, the other day, I was at Plyo. I had a pretty good week in the gym and I was pretty proud of the consistency of just being there. It’s been pretty hard lately with work and a lot of the times I’m pretty hard on myself for not ‘putting in the effort’. At least the effort could have been more focused and deliberate. So, back to what happened…I was finishing up by doing a lap. As I’m rounding the corner to go back into Plyo, through the open bay, I realize that a car was behind me. I didn’t know since I had my headphones on. I waved at them and said that I was sorry and didn’t realize they were waiting on me. There was a guy about my age who was driving and he said not to worry and he was just waiting for me since he knew I hadn’t seen him. Well, he pulled up beside me at that point and started to talk to me. He was very nice but at them same time I felt a little put off by him. Don’t get me wrong…I get this conversation every now and then from people. So he asked how I was and how things were going. We made small talk and then he told me that one of the things that helped him out with his health was trying ___________________ <—— Insert diet here . Now, don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against these. If you are successful with these things, go for it. I’ve read up on a lot of things including these two and with, what I’ve read, I don’t think that it would be a good fit for me. Just knowing myself, I don’t think I could sustain these two things. So, at this point, I’m not mad at this guy. Obviously, I don’t know him. He wasn’t being rude and he was only sharing what worked for him. So, I think this is where I’m on my boat. The anchor is down. And I have these suggestions this man, who I do not know, has made. And I’m a little swayed. Like my boat can move in any direction and I’m so desperate to move from the place that I am, that I consider doing these things because it worked for this guy, who I don’t know. That seems a little ridiculous. Again, not the ideas but the fact that I’m willing to do something just out of the sheer hope that they will work for me because they worked for him. I really contemplated trying these out.

Also, I think another reason that I sort of fixated on this guy’s conversation with me is because, at least I think, he didn’t realize that I’m working on it. From what I gather, he automatically assumed that this was the beginning of my journey. Look, I know I have a lot to go but from where I started to now, I’ve made a lot of gains. He didn’t know that but he obviously didn’t seem to care. He was just trying to put his ideals on me assuming that I haven’t done all of my research or had a whole gym of people in my corner or had a great trainer who is my expert. Honestly, I didn’t tell him anything because it didn’t seem necessary at the time but it kind of ticked me off a bit because he only had assumptions based off of what he saw.

I thought about this conversation with this guy all weekend. Something bothered me about it. Mainly, my reaction . I was easily swayed for just a bit.

I know that only I can lift that anchor so I can move freely. Not some guy that I met on the street.

January…

I think I did pretty well with blogging this month. Including this one, I had 19 entries for Jan 2021. Not bad. It’s funny because I started it out with the goal of writing for 30 days straight. I had to reassess because it just wasn’t coming as natural as I would like. The good thing is that I think about it daily now. If there is something that is super important and I need to write about it, I don’t feel too stressed to do it because it’s not as hard as I was making it out to be. The app for writing in this program is super good.

I’m just trying to write about whatever I want nowadays. I think about what are some things that I need to at least get off of my chest for the day. Right now I have a big stress on me and it is just really annoying.

Sometime mid-January, I did something to my arm/shoulder. I thought for sure it was just sore. It got a little worse at times but it didn’t hurt too much and it really didn’t hurt when I worked out. I then got my first vaccine and got really sore but figured the arm hurt due to the shot.

Still though, it hurt more than usual. I let a few days pass thinking the arm would get better. I got the vaccine Monday. I didn’t work out on Monday or Tuesday. I did workout on Wednesday. Couldn’t workout on Thursday or Saturday due to work.

This past Friday, I could not stand the pain and left work for a little while to see if I could see a doctor. Honestly, I don’t know why I even do that. I should have made an appointment with my own doctor and not gone to an urgent care. I had the worst experience there. I had a melt down. Complete meltdown.

So, I’m at the clinic. They are pretty quick to take me in. The intake is done. She asks me questions and takes my vitals. I tell her my arm hurts because I hurt it somehow. But I tell her that it’s gotten worse because when I move my head back a certain way, I feel this pain at the top of my arm, and then the pain radiates all the way down to about the elbow area and then my fingers tingle. They don’t go numb but they feel like they just woke up from being numb.

Before I went to the clinic, I figured it was a pinched nerve. I’ve had one in the same area before.

When I told the intake nurse and then the doctor about the pain, she said that it sounded like a pinched nerve but she wanted some x-rays. So, I went to take some x-rays and then they had me wait for the doctor. She came in with the x-ray and told me that I had a narrow space in between two of my vertebrae that are pinching on the nerve. She said I needed vitamin D and calcium because it could be the start of arthritis. She told me she was going to prescribe a medicine that would help with the tingling sensation I was getting and not to tilt my head back and it wouldn’t hurt anymore. The whole time she was talking, she had one foot out the door. She then started to head out. I’m not proud but I lost my shit when she told me not to tilt my head back anymore so it wouldn’t hurt.

I told her that I didn’t appreciate her pushing me aside and I especially didn’t appreciate that she was ready to leave before I could ask her any questions about anything. I cried. Sometimes I do that when I’m upset. Again, I’m not proud but she needed to know that I needed more information. I didn’t know what the medicine was for, she didn’t really give me any information on what could be going on, plus a lot of other things. I’m pretty sure it was the pain that was driving my emotions but still. I think I deserved better care. She turned back, probably because I was making a scene. I told her not to bother that I did not need anything else and would just settle the bill.

So, I think I freaked her out. She shut the door and apologized. She gave me way more information and then asked me if I wanted a shot. I was dumbfounded. I mean, I know what kind of shot she meant but I didn’t understand why she was offering it to me now. She said her other patients sometimes ask for a shot of cortisol. So, I asked her if she suggested I take a shot. She said yes. Weird. So, why didn’t she ask me before? So, she left me and told me that the nurse was going to get it ready. When the nurse came by I asked her to ask the doctor if she thought it was wise to take the cortisol injection if I just had the 1st vaccine. The doctor came in the room to tell me that I should not take the cortisol injection because it was suppress my immune system and that would not be good for the vaccine shot.

So, she gave me a pain reliever to get by.

I am still in pain. My fingers are still tingling. Ugh. I need to make an appointment.

Been a few days…

It’s been a few days since I’ve posted but only because I’ve been super tired. Got my vaccine on Monday night and that was a little draining. My arm has been giving me a little trouble lately too and has led to the bulk of the pain. I think it’s time to see a doc. Pinched nerve, maybe.

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65 Trust the Process Quotes to Inspire Your Life Journey

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Life can be very tricky – there’s no doubt about that.

While sometimes it can feel like every possible obstacle that can happen does happen – sometimes that’s when we need to dig our heels in, trust ourselves and trust the life process itself to carry us through.

In today’s post, we’ll be sharing with you some trust-the-process quotes to help harness some of that unshakable persistence that we’re all capable of. The kind of power that can totally alter your life, but before we get to that – let’s talk a little more about trusting the process.

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Why Read Trust the Process Quotes

So, why should you take my or anyone else’s word for it? Why should you trust the process? No human has access to a crystal ball, often even the most intelligent, well-thought-out predictions often turn out to be woefully incorrect. That gives us only two real options – we can either quit or dig our heels in and keep pushing forwards.

When we trust the process we are committing ourselves to do our best no matter the outcome. In many cases, life works this way – the efforts that we put in rarely yield immediate returns, but these efforts can compound over time. Then they start to stir forces into motion that can totally change our lives .

Our trust-the-process quotes are here to help inspire you while you’re on your life journey because no matter what you believe, your life is progressing whether you like it or not. Our attitude towards the life process can either help or hinder us.

When you “ trust ” you act and think in a completely different way. When you trust the process it means that you believe in yourself, and this self-belief can carry over to your resilience, it can make you more persistent, and it can even make gigantic obstacles seem trivial.

So, when all is said and done, what other option is there? Trusting the process means not giving up and going forward regardless of what happens, if a person has this attitude – how can they fail?

• “If all I do is try, that means I don’t truly believe that I can succeed.” – Kanan Jarrus
• “What we are waiting for is not as important as what happens to us while we are waiting. Trust the process.” – Mandy Hale
• “Slow down. Calm down. Don’t worry. Don’t hurry. Trust the process.” – Alexandra Stoddard
• “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is to try just one more time.” – Thomas Edison
• “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” – Marie Curie
• “Taking a shortcut isn't always profitable, doing the right thing may take longer but just trust the process, your reward is sure!” – Hopal Green
• “Just do the work and the results will handle themselves.” – Tony Gaskins
• “When we let go of what we think is best for us, we can receive what we truly need.” – Anthon St. Maarten
• “Persons with comparatively moderate powers will accomplish much, if they apply themselves wholly and indefatigably to one thing at a time.” – Samuel Smiles
• “A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song” – Chinese Proverb
• “When things are not coming together the way you want them too don't lose hope. Trust the process, your time will come.” – Germany Kent
• “It’s amazing how the same pace in practice can feel so much harder than on race day. Stay confident. Trust the process.” – Sara Hall
• “Patience does not mean to passively endure. It means to be farsighted enough to trust the end result of a process.” – Elif Shafak
• “If I let go of who I am I become who I might be” – Lao Tzu
• “Life is a journey to be experienced, not a problem to be solved.” – Winnie the pooh

• “Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.” – Oliver Goldsmith
• “Every master was once a disaster.” – T. Harv Eker
• “I know there is a lot going on in your head. Why to worry so much? let the time pass instead.” – Wrushank Sorte
• “You can’t really protect women or men from their choices, so let them have their own lives and trust the process.” – Stephen Singular
• “As you learn to TRUST YOURSELF something miraculous happens. You begin to TRUST THE PROCESS you are living and the miracles life brings!” – Iyanla Vanzant
• “The best possible way to prepare for tomorrow is to concentrate with all your intelligence, all your enthusiasm, on doing today's work superbly today.” – Dale Carnegie
• “Trust the creative process. You are a walking, breathing mass of possibilities and potential.” – Donna Goddard
• “Nothing worth having comes easy. Trust the process.” – Napz Cherub Pellazo
• “A man who cannot tolerate small misfortunes can never accomplish great things” – Chinese Proverb
• “Sometimes it’s the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination.” – Drake

• “Every adversity, every failure, every heartbreak, carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.” – Napoleon Hill
• “Temporary discomfort is a part of growth” – Etheria Divine
• “Whenever you feel crushed, under pressure, pressed, or in darkness, you’re in a powerful place of transformation/transmutation.” – Lalah Delia
• “Everybody wants the platform but nobody wants the process.” – Pastor John Gray
• “If you really wanna fly, learn to befriend the winds.” – Curtis Tyrone Jones
• “Everything is falling together perfectly, even though it looks as if some things are falling apart. Trust in the process you are now experiencing.” – Neale Donald Walsch
• “Be brave. Let go. Trust the process. Allow the universe to reveal its beautiful plan.” – Amy Atherton
• “To be successful as an investor or a business owner, you have to be emotionally neutral to winning and losing. Winning and losing are just part of the game.” – Robert Kiyosaki
• “Skill in any performance whether it be in sports in playing the piano in conversation or in selling merchandise consists not in painfully and consciously thinking out each action as it is performed but in relaxing and letting the job do itself through you.” – Maxwell Maltz

Skill in any performance whether it be in sports in playing the piano in conversation or in selling merchandise consists not in painfully and consciously thinking out each action as it is performed but in relaxing and letting the job do itself through you.” – Maxwell Maltz

• “Transformation is a process, and as life happens there are tons of ups and downs. It’s a journey of discovery — there are moments on mountaintops and moments in deep valleys of despair. ” – Rick Warren
• “Forget the competition and go at your own pace. Your only contest is with yourself.” – William Zinsser
• “Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind.” – Henri Frederic Amiel.
• “If we have faith, a door will open for us, not perhaps one that we ourselves would ever have thought of, but one that will ultimately prove good for us.” – A. J. Cronin
• “I am learning to trust the journey even when I do not understand it.” – Mila Bronit
• “There are times in our lives it feels like failure. It seems as if we are falling but we really are flying… Have faith… Trust the process.” – April Peerless
• “Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
• “Not all those who wander are lost.” – J.R.R. Tolkien
• “Trying harder makes the resistance more. It’s letting go of the cars that makes it less. It’s trusting the process. It’s trusting the stream. It’s trusting that you have an inner being that is calling you toward it.” – Abraham Hicks
• “Professionals stick to the schedule; amateurs let life get in the way.” – James Clear

• “Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and celebrate the journey.” – Fitzhugh Mullan
• “It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters in the end.” – Ernest Hemingway
• “I go and look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first blow, it will split in two.” – Jacob A. Riis
• “Successful people just do the things that seem to make no difference in the act of doing them and they do them over and over and over until the compound effect kicks in.” – Jeff Olson
• “Enjoy the journey and try to get better every day. And don’t lose the passion and the love for what you do.” – Nadia Comaneci
• “Our patience will achieve more than our force.” – Edmund Burke
• “Hold the vision. Drop the excuses. Remember your why. Swerve around obstacles. Trust the process. Happiness and success will find you.” – Karen Salmansohn
• “Playful arising is authorized by both risk and trust in the process and in oneself. To be truly playful and improvisational, one must not look for results.” – Joshua L. Goldberg
• “Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.” – Aristotle
• “It's hard to beat a person that never gives up.” – Babe Ruth
• “Strength comes from choosing to fully trust, pray, and praise. Our circumstances may not change, but in the process we change.” – Charles R. Swindoll
• “Life is not what it’s supposed to be—it’s what it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.” -Virginia Satir
• “The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it.” – Arnold Henry Glasow
• “I was taught the way of progress is neither swift nor easy.” – Marie Curie
• “Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident.” – A.P. J. Abdul Kalam

• “Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.” – Saadi Shirazi
• “The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination.” – Carl Rogers
• “We enjoy the process far more than the proceeds.” – Warren Buffett
• “If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful at all.” – Michelangelo
• “Trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.” – Molière

Final Thoughts on Trust the Process Quotes

That brings us to the end of our compilation! We hope these quotes inspire you to trust the process a little more – as life is very rarely a smooth and easy ride. There are ups and downs, and no one can tell you exactly what the future holds.

In the meantime, check out these 102 trust affirmations to get you through uncertain times and start reaching new heights in your life journey.

And if you want more inspirational quotes, be sure to check out these blog posts:

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• 65 Manifestation Quotes to Achieve Your Important Goals

Finally, if you want to use these quotes to make a lasting change to your life, then check out and recite these 57 affirmations for success .

Tom Smith is a creative writer with over 6 years of professional experience. He discovered the joy of writing after covering some furniture in his childhood home with graffiti. In later years, he got himself a BA in creative writing and hasn’t looked back. After discovering the power of positive thinking and discovering the spiritual side of life, he believes it's a huge privilege to be able to write about all things personal development.

"Stay patient and trust your journey."

I’m as guilty as anyone else when it comes to wanting to see the product of my efforts immediately.  For me, it is very useful to get feedback and use it to make changes that lead to incremental improvement.  While that might be an effective technique, it doesn’t account for all forms of improvement. This quote is a reminder for us to reel things back and remember the big picture.  

There are so many things that can’t be measured on a daily basis, yet they are consistently adding at an imperceptible rate.  This concept is the topic of one of my favorite books, “The Compound Effect” by Darren Hardy".  In the novel, Hardy talks about turning small decisions into micro-habits that prove their value over time in a drastic way.

To continue, when trusting the journey, we must have faith that these small imperceptible efforts accumulate into larger results that lead to justifying our efforts. So, using positivity to see these little, tedious, day to day moments as opportunities for growth will frame your efforts and help you feel more fulfilled in the way you are spending your time.

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110 Most Inspiring Quotes About Journey

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Life Journey Quotes: 110 quotes about journey to inspire, motivate, and encourage you on your life journey

INSPIRATIONAL LIFE JOURNEY QUOTES 

Life is a journey, enjoy the trip. Aim for the sky, but move slowly, enjoying every step along the way. It is all those little steps that make the journey complete. The journey is a reward. Stay patient and trust your journey. Life is about the journey, not about the destination. Life is a journey, travel it well. ‘Life is about the journey quote.’

INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES ON JOURNEY & QUOTES ABOUT JOURNEY OF LIFE

Welcome to the ultimate collection of 110 best journey quotes .

Here you can find inspirational journey quotes. Even more, here you will find inspiring quotes about journeys and boosting quotes about roads, uplifting quotes about dreams, revealing life journey quotes, motivating quotes about beginnings and beginning of a journey quotes, encouraging quotes about boldness, touching trust the journey quotes and thrilling new journey quotes, awesome quotes about life and life’s journey quotes, some powerful quotes on new beginnings and striking end of journey quotes , quotes about paths in life, empowering quotes about paths and journeys, motivational captions on life, wise journey sayings, spiritual quotes about life journey, awesome journey of life quotes, exciting quotes about journey and destination, compelling quotes about roads and journeys, important quotes on enjoying the journey, quotes about the end of a journey… some short but meaningful quotes, and some long quotes …quotes on life journey.

But regardless of the form, always quotes on the journey and quotes about the journey of life , and equally important quotes about enjoying the journey.

Don’t forget: ‘ L ife is a journey not a destination ‘. And, the journey is the destination .’

JOURNEY INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES & QUOTES ABOUT LIFE JOURNEY

TOP 110 QUOTES ABOUT JOURNEY TO ENCOURAGE YOU ON YOUR LIFE JOURNEY 

Daring quotes on journey and captivating quotes on journey of life:

1. Life is a journey, and if you fall in love with the journey, you will be in love forever. – Peter Hagerty 

2. Let your mind start a journey thru a strange new world. Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before. Let your soul take you where you long to be…Close your eyes let your spirit start to soar, and you’ll live as you’ve never lived before. – Erich Fromm

3. the only journey is the one within. – rainer maria rilke.

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4. Sometimes the longest journey we make is the sixteen inches from our heads to our hearts. – Elena Avila

5. life is a journey. when we stop, things don’t go right. – pope francis, 6. a journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. – john steinbeck.

7. Life is a journey of either Fate or Destiny. Fate is the result of giving in to one’s wounds and heartaches. Your Destiny unfolds when you rise above the challenges of your life and use them as Divine opportunities to move forward to unlock your higher potential. – Caroline Mys

8. life is an opportunity, seize the day, live each day to the fullest. life is not a project, but a journey to be enjoyed. – catherine pulsifer, 9. the journey is the reward. – tao expression.

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10. Life is journey, travel it well. – Unknown 

11. Life is a journey, it’s not where you end up but its how you got there. – Unknown  

12. in order to complete our amazing life journey successfully, it is vital that we turn each and every dark tear into a pearl of wisdom, and find the blessing in every curse. – anthon st. maarten  , 13. every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home. – matsuo basho, 14. you take people, you put them on a journey, you give them peril, you find out who they really are.” – joss whedon.

15. Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations. – Oliver Goldsmith (One of the best ‘Life is a journey quotes’)

16. life is a journey filled with unexpected miracles. – unknown (‘life is a journey quote’).

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17. I believe that life is a journey, often difficult and sometimes incredibly cruel, but we are well equipped for it if only we tap into our talents and gifts and allow them to blossom. – Les Brown  

18. the best part of life is to decide to make the journey through life like a best selling book. tell a fantastic story when you are ready to tell others how you did it. make sure life the best story ever written through a journey filled with overcoming obstacles, taking risks, and continuing to develop. – catherine pulsifer  , 19. we have stories to tell, stories that provide wisdom about the journey of life. what more have we to give one another than our ‘truth’ about our human adventure as honestly and as openly as we know how – rabbi saul rubin.

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20. Life’s a journey, not a race. – Unknown

21. Always remember life is a learning journey. Keep filling your mind with all that is worthy. – Catherine Pulsifer

22.  we don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us. – marcel proust, 23. to finish the moment, to find the journey’s end in every step of the road, to live the greatest number of good hours, is wisdom. – ralph waldo emerson  , 24. this thing we call life is not a destination with an end but a path down which we continue to journey as long as we can breathe. life is to be lived not squandered or to give away waiting for the end to close upon us. – byron pulsifer, 25. all journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware. – martin buber.

26. The journey between what you once were and who you are now becoming is where the dance of life really takes place. – Barbara De Angelis

27. when setting out on a journey do not seek advice from someone who never left home. – rumi.

STEPS QUOTES

28. The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. – Lao Tzu  (‘Every journey begins with a single step quote’)

29. to get through the hardest journey we need to take only one step at a time, but we must keep on stepping. – chinese proverb  (‘one of the top step-by-step quotes), 30. the only thing that is ultimately real about your journey is the step that you are taking at this moment. that’s all there ever is. – alan watts , 31. the key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance, and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning. – oprah winfrey , 32. don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant. – robert louis stevenson  , 33. big things have small beginnigs – prometheus , 34. one may walk over the highest mountain one step at a time. – john wanamaker .

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35. Sometimes it’s the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination. – Drake

36. life is a journey that has a lot of different paths, but any path you choose use it as your destiny. – ryan leonard (‘one of the best quotes about paths and destiny’).

37. Life is about waking up. It is a journey of discovery and you’ve already bought the ticket and are sitting on the train. – Michael Sheridan

38. focus on the journey, not on arriving at a certain destination. – chris hadfield, 39. our life is an endless journey; it is like a broad highway that extends infinitely into the distance. the practice of meditation provides a vehicle to travel on that road. our journey consists of constant ups and downs.  – chogyam trungpa, 40. in setting goals in life, you determine the essence of the change that will be happening and this decision will take you from the present to the desired goal. between the two points, the present and the goal, there’s the journey: your life. – yaniv shlomo, 41. simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough. – charles warner.

42. We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity. – Paulo Coelho

43. stop worrying about the potholes in the road and celebrate the journey. – fitzhugh mullan, 44. no one can decide the road that inspires us to kick-start a journey better than the one embarking on the path. we may find others joining our journey, but we have to take the first step alone to reach our destination. – dr prem jagyasi, 45. i tramp a perpetual journey. – walt whitman, 46. i haven’t a clue how my story will end, but that’s all right. when you set out on a journey and night covers the road, that’s when you discover the stars. – nancy willard.

47. We advance on our journey only when we face our goal, we are confident and believe we are going to succeed. – Orison Swett Marden

48. you must remain focused on your journey to greatness. – les brown .

49. On a hard jungle journey, nothing is as important as having a team you can trust. – Tahir Shah

50. if all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at all.  – dan rather (one of the best ‘long journey quotes’), 51. focus on the journey, not the destination. joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it. – greg anderson.

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52. Embrace your life journey with gratitude, so that how you travel your path is more important than reaching your ultimate destination. – Rosalene Glickman 

53. If ever there was a metaphor to illustrate the importance of the journey over the destination, it is life itself. For everyone who departs from birth is destined for death, so the journey IS life. Savor it! – Michele Jennae

54. it is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end. – ursula k. leguin, 55. man’s real home is not a house, but the road, and that life itself is a journey to be walked on foot. – bruce chatwin, 56. what is a journey is it just the distance traveled time spent no, it’s what happens on the way. it’s the things that shape you. at the end of the journey, you’re not the same. – mayor richard wilkins iii, 57. the soul of a journey is liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do just as one pleases. – william hazlitt.

58. The journey was a surreal dream. This world was about knowing the person you’d always wanted to be and setting your foot down to it, remembering the person you’d thought you were as a child and rejoicing in its living, breathing actuality. – Christopher Hawke

59. accomplishments will prove to be a journey, not a destination. – dwight d. eisenhower, 60. life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “wow what a ride – hunter s. thompson, 61. trust yourself, trust the road, trust the weather, and trust your destination this quarto-trust can create a miraculously successful journey – mehmet murat ildan, 62. what you learn in tough times can be used in many ways to bless your personal life journey. – scott gordon, 63. the only impossible journey is the one you never begin. – tony robbins, 64. the road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination. – don williams, jr..

65. A journey is best measured in friends rather than miles – Tim Cahill

66. in the middle of the journey of our life i found myself astray in a dark wood where the straight road had been lost sight of. – dante alighieri, 67. even journey has an end. – seneca, 68. a journey is time suspended. – louis l’amour, 69. peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time. – lyndon b. johnson, 70. remember, the work of art lives in the experience, the journey within the process, not in the resulting monument to be presented in a certified art-place. – eric booth, 71. in this journey of life, you will meet people who will make you feel alive – avijeet das, 72. winning and losing isn’t everything; sometimes, the journey is just as important as the outcome. – alex morgan.

SUCCESS JOURNEY QUOTES

73. Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome. – Arthur Ashe

74. success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it. – henry david thoreau, 75. the secret of getting ahead is getting started. the secret of getting started is breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one. – mark twain, 76. not everyone will understand your journey. that’s okay. you’re here to live your life, not to make everyone understand. – banksy  , 77. gotta’ take that adventure, in order to understand your journey.  – jennifer pierre, 78. you don’t have to understand my journey. you just need to respect it. – izey victoria odiase, 79. there ain’t no journey that doesn’t change you some. – david mitchell, 80. the longer you journey with your eyes on heaven, the more you begin to see. – joni eareckson tada, 81. a journey, after all, neither begins in the instant we set out nor ends when we have reached our door, and step once again. it starts much earlier and is really never over because the film of memory continues running on inside of us long after we have come to a physical standstill. indeed, there exists something like a contagion of travel, and the disease is essentially incurable. – ryszard kapuściński, 82. i discovered that a fresh start is a process. a fresh start is a journey – a journey that requires a plan. – vivian jokotad, 83. aim for the sky, but move slowly, enjoying every step along the way. it is all those little steps that make the journey complete. – chanda kochhar.

84. We never know the journey another person has walked, so be kind to everyone. – Lynette Mather

85. good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. – izaak walton , 86. look at education as a continuous life long journey. – catherine pulsifer  , 87. you have learned a lot, but there are still lots of learning for you as you journey through life. never stop learning. – kate summers , 88. a journey is like marriage. the certain way to be wrong is to think you control it. – john steinbeck , 89. each new year that rings in on this journey of life brings new challenges and dreams for us to explore. may this new year bring you happiness and lots of love. – catherine pulsifer , 90. it is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end. – ernest hemingway, 91. one step must start each journey. one word must start each prayer. one hope will raise our spirits. one touch can show you care. – unknown, 92. sometimes, reaching out and taking someone’s hand is the beginning of a journey. – vera nazarian, 93. life is a journey and it’s about growing and changing and coming to terms with who and what you are, and loving who and what you are. – kelly mcgillis  , 94. every day is a new journey for me, and i feel like, in my lifetime, i’ve been blessed to experience such a lot. – bindi irwin (‘a new journey quote’), 95. improvement in the important areas of your life can and should be an ongoing journey. – mark sanborn, 96. the benefits of the accomplished journey cannot be weighed in terms of perfect moments but in terms of how this journey affects and changes our character. – ella maillart , 97. learn to trust the journey, even when you do not understand it. – lolly daskal  , 98. sometimes life takes you on a journey that changes everything you thought you wanted. – melaina rayne, 99. enjoy the journey and try to get better every day. and don’t lose the passion and the love for what you do. – nadia comaneci (‘enjoy the journey quote’), 100. the beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday.  – steve maraboli, 101. the journey is yours. enjoy each and every step. – unknown , 102. one of the greatest journeys in life is overcoming insecurity and learning to truly not give a shit. – j. a. konrath, 103. previous journeys in search of treasure have taught me that a zigzag strategy is the best way to get ahead. – tahir shah, 104. the geographical pilgrimage is the symbolic acting out an inner journey. the inner journey is the interpolation of the meanings and signs of the outer pilgrimage. one can have one without the other. it is best to have both. – thomas merton, 105. and at the end of the day, there is nothing but the journey. because destination is pure illusion. – rich roll, 106. neither to heaven nor to hell, my journey is towards my home. – sw. chidananda tirtha, 107. a journey taken in vain is not a wasted journey if you have learnt something. – anthony t. hincks, 108. it is more important to go slow and gain the lessons you need along the journey then to rush the process and arrive at your destination empty. – germany kent, 109. the journey of every ignorant and obedient society always ends up in the same place: in the desert – mehmet murat ildan, 110. it’s all about the journey, not the outcome. – carl lewis.

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11 Ways To Trust The Process And Always Stay Motivated In Life

• May 5, 2023

• Self Improvement , Success & Career

Trust the process is a phrase that has been thrown around quite a bit in recent years, especially in sports and fitness. But what does it mean to trust the process? And why is it so important to do so? In this article, we will explore the meaning of trust in the process and the importance of trusting it. We will also provide you with ten ways to stay focused and motivated when trusting the process feels hard.

What Does Trusting The Process Mean?

Trusting the process requires a shift in mindset. Instead of focusing solely on the end goal, we must also focus on our steps. This means accepting that progress may not always be linear and that setbacks and challenges are a part of the process. When we trust the process, we allow ourselves to learn and grow from these experiences rather than letting them discourage us.

Trusting the process also requires patience and perseverance. We must be willing to put in the time and effort required to achieve our goals, even when it feels like we are not progressing. This is where having a growth mindset comes in handy. Instead of seeing obstacles as roadblocks, we see them as opportunities to learn and improve. Believing in yourself is essential for trusting the process. When you trust your abilities and believe in yourself, you can overcome obstacles and keep moving forward.

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Importance Of Trusting The Process

Trusting the process is essential for achieving success and reaching your goals. Here are some reasons why trusting the process is essential:

1. Builds Resilience

Trusting the process helps you build resilience and develop the ability to overcome obstacles. When you trust the process, you can stay focused on your goals, even when faced with setbacks and challenges.

2. Maintains Motivation

Trusting the process helps you maintain motivation and focus on the small steps that lead to achieving your goals. You’re more likely to stay on track and reach your goals when motivated.

3. Reduces Stress

When you trust the process, you can reduce stress and anxiety. Instead of worrying about the result, you can focus on the journey and enjoy the process.

4. Encourages Growth

Trusting the process encourages growth and development. When you trust the process, you’re open to learning and improving, even when faced with setbacks.

5. Increases Self-Confidence

When you trust the process and achieve your goals, you increase your self-confidence and belief in yourself. This can lead to even greater success in the future.

6. Enhances Problem-Solving Skills

Trusting the process enhances your problem-solving skills. When faced with obstacles, you’re more likely to find creative solutions when you trust the process and focus on your goals.

7. Provides Direction

Trusting the process provides direction and a clear path to achieving your goals. When you trust the process, you know what steps to take to reach your goal and can stay on track.

8. Foster’s Patience

Trusting the process fosters patience and helps you understand that success doesn’t happen overnight. When you trust the process, you will put in the time and effort needed to achieve your goals.

How To Trust The Process When It Feels Hard?

Once upon a time, a young woman named Lily had a dream of starting her own business. She had a clear vision of what she wanted to achieve, but as she started to work towards her goal, she faced numerous challenges and setbacks. Doubt and fear began to creep in, and she struggled to trust the process.

One day, Lily met an experienced entrepreneur who had faced similar challenges on their journey to success. They shared their stories and offered advice on trusting the process, even when it felt hard. Inspired by their wisdom, Lily implemented 11 ways to trust the process and stayed focused on her goal, celebrating every milestone. Eventually, she achieved her dream of starting her own business and knew that trusting the process was the key to her success. 

Check out these 11 ways to trust the process when things are not in your favor:

1. Set Realistic Goals

It’s important to set achievable and not too overwhelming goals. Setting small, realistic goals can build momentum and stay motivated. This will help you trust the process and believe in your ability to achieve your goal.

2. Embrace the Journey

Trusting the process means embracing the journey and enjoying the small victories. By focusing on the journey and not just the result, you can stay motivated and find joy.

3. Visualize Success

Visualization is a powerful tool for achieving your goals. When you visualize success and focus on the positive emotions that come with it, you can stay motivated and focused on your goal.

4. Develop a Positive Mindset

A positive mindset is crucial for trusting the process. When you focus on the positive aspects of the journey and the progress you’ve made, you can stay motivated and continue to move forward.

5. Surround Yourself With Support

Surrounding yourself with people who support and encourage you can help you stay motivated and focused. With a support system, you can trust the process and overcome obstacles with their help.

6. Take Action

Taking action is essential for trusting the process. By focusing on the small steps you can take each day, you can progress and stay motivated. This will help you trust the process and believe in yourself.

7. Learn From Setbacks

Setbacks are a part of the process but can also be an opportunity for growth. When you learn from setbacks and use them as a learning experience, you can trust the process and continue to move forward.

8. Practice Self-Care

Taking care of yourself is crucial for staying focused and motivated. By making time for self-care activities that help you recharge and refocus, you can trust the process and continue to make progress.

9. Keep Track of Progress

Tracking your progress can help you stay motivated and focused. Celebrating each milestone can motivate you and help you trust the process.

10. Don’t Give Up

Trusting the process means not giving up, even when it feels hard. When you keep pushing forward and don’t give up, you can achieve your goals and trust the process.

11. Have Patience and Persistence

Trusting the process requires patience and persistence. It’s important to understand that success may not come overnight and that there may be setbacks along the way. By remaining patient and persistent, you can trust the process and believe that your efforts will pay off in the end. Keep in mind that success is a journey, not just a destination, and trust that your hard work will eventually lead you to your desired outcome.

Trusting the process is not always easy, but it’s essential for achieving your goals. You can stay focused and motivated by setting realistic goals, embracing the journey, developing a positive mindset, and taking action. Remember to surround yourself with support, practice self-care, and learn from setbacks. Most importantly, don’t give up. Trust the process and believe that success will come.

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Stay patient and trust your journey. – Unknown

Life is not a bed of roses, and you will have to face challenges each and every day, for there is no other way out!

It is important to understand that life is a journey, and if you have goals set for yourself, you ought to overcome all the hurdles that come along your way, and only then will you be able to reach success.

Life has got its own ups and downs, and you cannot escape any of them. Too often, we make decisions at the hit of the moment and keep on thinking as if we are good for nothing. That’s when we tend to give up.

How can one expect to reach the goal without even completing the entire journey? Therefore, we should rather stay patient and trust our journey, and only then shall we be able to succeed in our lives.

We must not decide anything instantly and think as if this is not our cup of tea, for we tend to accept failure much before we have actually tried doing things. Rather, we should stay patient and trust our journey.

Only when we stay quiet and have faith in ourselves, we would be able to manage it to the destination, sooner or later.

We should stay patient and try to understand that each of the hurdles that come into our life has got a purpose. They come to teach us something, and when we overcome them, we truly understand the lessons that they intended to teach us.

We must stay patient and trust our journey. We should try to understand that when we keep quiet, we get to realize the true value of life.

When we remain patient, we understand all that it takes to have a self-belief that most of us usually lag within ourselves.

When we have trust upon our own potentials, we are sure to make it up to the destination.

Know that each one of us has got our own clock, and things are meant to occur as per our own timings. All we need is to give our best and stay focused on our work. If we do so, the rest will automatically fall into its places.

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Stay Patient, Stay Focus & Trust Your Journey.

Samantha Frazer is the owner of Swatific Bow Ties and Accessories in Jamaica. Swatific is a unique line of accessories for persons with a bold fashion sense-or simply a sense of fashion- who knows the power of accessorizing! Some may be wondering what Swatific means, Swatific is the short for "So Wat If I'm Crazy?!" Which is a confident exclaiming question, which really needs to answer. Swatific offers custom: hair bows, brooches, head bands, head ties, bow ties, and cloth badges.

The questions for this weeks are:How did your entrepreneurial journey begin?

Your business is all about creating unique bow ties, headbands and other accessories. Has it been all success? What are some of the challenges you faced if any and how did you overcome them to make Swatific a success?

Stay patient, stay focus and trust your journey. What role did being patient and staying focus played in your personal success and your success as an entrepreneur?

What are some of the ways in which you convince people to choose your products over competitors? And how has it worked out for you?

What have you learnt on your journey that you can share with aspiring entrepreneurs?

As usual, I like to start things off by getting to know how each entrepreneur's journey began. Samantha's journey began at an early age. " My journey began when I was a child in primary school. I used the scraps from my uncle's upholstering and hand sew little coin purses which I sold to my classmates. Fast forward to high school (Ardenne High), I remember making my own hair accessories. School mates started to request them then I made more to sell. Eventually, I transitioned into bowties and headbands. Thereafter, I got my first domestic sewing machine." Samantha replied about how her journey began.

Every business has it challenges and with Samantha's business being about creativity, I asked her about the challenges that she faced and how did she overcome them to make her business a success. Samantha responded by saying "Though designing accessories may seem easy, I have indeed encountered challenges. My journey has taught me a lot. Most of the challenges I encountered were due to the fact that I didn't have official entrepreneurial training. I was going along, learning via trial and error. I overcame this by attending Heart Trust NTA and acquired further knowledge in fashion designing and entrepreneurial skills. I was mentored and guided towards making better business decisions." So like I mentioned in week one about making your passion your paycheck, you need to ask yourself what is it that you need to do to make your business a success. Samantha needed to get training and she did and that's how she overcame her challenges.

Stay patient, stay focus and trust your journey for Samantha it means "never giving up no matter how hard the journey gets, no matter the challenges faced. Being patient and staying focused has helped me to achieve set goals by executing action plans."

Marketing is one of the main factors that contributes to a business's success. To get people to choose her products, Samantha said "I do this by highlighting the best qualities about my brand. Swatific designs are durable, one of a kind, comfortable and proudly made in Jamaica. When my customers use the products and find this to be true, they don't only continue to support the brand, they also share it with others. It is also good to meet consumers where they are, literally. For example, If you know your niche market is adolescents and young adults, find out where that demography hangs out, which events they attend etc., and you take your product and introduce it to them there."

And finally, I asked Samantha to share with you my readers and entrepreneur aspirants about what she have learnt and can share with you. She replied to this questions by saying "the idea of being your own boss is exciting but many are not willing to take on the hard work it requires. If you are serious about your entrepreneurial venture, get your business registered and write a detailed business plan. Get to truly know the business you are in; do research about the field, learn from others who are in the same business. Network. Be sure to utilize social media marketing. Most importantly, be patient and stay focused while working towards achieving your goals."

There you have it guys, join again next week for weeks 7 with another young entrepreneur. Until then, walk good!

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