A few years ago, a dear friend of mine shared about her struggle with bulimia. I was amazed that, after many years, she had navigated a way through the self-loathing and self-destructive behavior and had come to a place of peace with her body. When I queried her about what it was that helped her overcome her issues with food, she said, "I never quit"!
I've heard people say this before and to me it always sounded like a foreign language. What does it really mean to "never quit"?
For me, "never quitting" means that I accept that certain things will be challenging and that I won't always "get it" on the 1st, 2nd or 100th try. Sometimes it means looking at the issue from a different perspective, asking for help or shaking things up and doing something radically different.
Lately, I've discovered that "radically different" means that I stop paddling upstream and just go with the flow. Instead of focusing on trying to fix myself, I shift my focus and ask, "How can I bring more love & joy into my life in this moment?" "How can I bring more love & joy to others?"
My friend said that when things got really bad and she felt like giving up, she volunteered at a soup kitchen. Giving to others shifted her perspective and soon her problems didn't seem so overwhelming anymore!
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