I woke up thinking "I am a failure as a mom..."

One morning I woke up thinking 'I am a failure as a mom and a homemaker'.  Needless to say I was behind in my housework and the kids had been fussing and I was tired, but I know I am not alone and I quickly worked through this overwhelming feeling and I'd like to share with you how...

Most of us feel worry, fear, self doubt, low self-worth and stress. However, did you ever stop to think how much better you would feel if you didn't constantly feel these types emotions and if you did not regularly think these kinds of thoughts? Wouldn't it be much more enjoyable if you experienced daily optimism, confidence, joy, happiness and peace? Many believe the normal mental and emotional state of being is one of being 'stressed out', 'maxed out' or 'just getting by'.  But you can make a dramatic change in your mental state in just a few minutes.

Take a moment to visualize exactly how you ‘feel’ while on your current path that you are on, note all the thoughts you experience on a daily basis and your emotional ‘climate’.   Do your feelings include fear, worry, stress, dissatisfaction, lack of excitement, depression or frustration with oneself and others?  If these are any of your present daily thoughts imagine holding them in the palm of your hand and see how that feels, observe them sitting there.  Now simply look at your other hand and imagine feelings of joy, satisfaction, optimism, passion, hope and love in that hand.  These thoughts feel better don’t they?  Thoughts of believing you can be and do whatever it is you desire to do.  Believing and feeling every day, fulfilled, motivated, full of energy and happiness.  Feeling fully focused, while fulfilling your purpose for being here.  Feelings bursts of energy as you go about your day, seeing it unfold exactly as you had ‘thought’ it out, just as you believed it would.

Walking along your path along with the associated feelings is a result of the thoughts we think, and the resulting actions we take.  So therefore, visualize or ‘ACTUALIZE’ as I prefer to say a new path…if the one you are on right now  doesn’t feel good, then ‘actualize’ a different one…and that starts with believing and thinking the thoughts that line up with your dreams and desires!

Change paths, and walk along a path that is healthy for your soul.  At the essence of every soul is desire and it pushes us forward enabling us to grow and evolve.  What are your desires, what are you passionate about?  This is the essence of your very spirit and being.

Remember, even if you do not yet understand HOW or WHEN you will accomplish your goals, your dreams and desires, that’s okay!  Because if you know the WHY you have taken the necessary FIRST STEP and the rest will more easily follow.

Don’t forget, we are here for the purpose to love, learn and witness one another heal.

Tell me if you have experienced discouragement also and how you got out of it, I’d love to hear from you!