The Struggle IS REAL!!

“My struggle IS real & it’s been an emotional roller coaster at times.”

When I was hosting, ‘The Beat Goes On’ radio show from 2014-2018, I would often reference, ‘The Struggle being REAL’ in reference to my weight and physical health. What I didn’t realize at the time was that those challenges didn’t deal with my physical health, like I thought.  Instead, I finally had an epiphany & realized that the ‘Struggle’ I often spoke of, had more to do with my Mental Health than it did anything else!

Conversations about Mental Health are not often referenced in a positive light, which is why many people have a hard time seeking the needed help to maintain a healthy mental balance in life. Along my journey, I’ve struggled with battles that would plague my mind about my health and well-being. I would accept, receive and believe all the negative & judgmental thoughts, the scrutiny, the demeaning words, the ‘put downs’, & the ugly criticisms that oftentimes ran amuck in my mind!!

As a result of this type of thinking, I experienced feelings of unworthiness, stress, anxiety, hopelessness, and even, depression. This was especially true after experiencing a Heart Attack in 2005. There were SO many unproductive thoughts that plagued my mind and had me extremely fearful of just about everything!! However, I masked those feelings very well but eventually had to seek help because of the constant struggle. Figuratively speaking, I wore a mask (when masks weren’t a thing, yet) LOL! 

Here’s what I do know… That I’m not the only person who experiences thoughts like these. I know of friends, coworkers, acquaintances and even family members who experience these same negative thoughts, daily. I hear the way people talk TO themselves, ABOUT themselves and the negative things that they often speak OVER themselves. I’ve learned that we contribute to the turmoil in our minds as a result of our own thinking. 

Sound crazy? Well, answer this: “Who spends more time with YOU and is ‘all up in YOUR ears’ talking to YOU & depositing negative seeds in your mind more than anyone else”? It’s YOU!! The thoughts that you’re thinking come from the things that YOU say To & About Yourself! May I suggest that negative thoughts linger because of things that you choose to: Listen to, Watch, Read, Speak out & the things that YOU let Consume your thoughts daily... so choose wisely!! Consequently, unless and until YOU begin renewing your mind daily, you’ll continue to torcher yourself with those lingering negative thoughts

Start renewing your mind daily, by becoming more intentional about: Reading scriptures that affirm what your Creator says about you; Listening to uplifting audio; Consuming positive literature (to especially include Affirmations), & even by watching more motivational shows that encourage and uplift. YES!... “The struggle IS real” but YOU DO have the POWER to OVERCOME those negative thoughts!