If It Doesn’t - I WILL (Featuring Janny)
- ITSJUSTNIKIA
- Feb 17, 2020
- 5 min read
Assessing the silver lining | Claiming Peace
This week we’re recommending: The Beginner's Guide To Successful Trail Running by Melody Cleaver Dowlearn
1. Have you ever thought about running trails but don’t know where to begin?
2. Are you ready to experience the bliss of trail running?
3. Are you confused about what you really need on a trail run?
4. Do you have “trail curious” friends who constantly ask you about trail running?
5. Maybe you just have lots of questions?
The Beginner’s Guide to Successful Trail Running was written to answer those questions. You’ll find shaded tips and tricks learned during Melody’s first year on the trails. You’ll discover what you need to buy and what you don’t. You’ll also learn how to be safe on the trails and how to avoid “newbie” trail mishaps.
Learn from Melody’s mistakes and save time, money and energy!!
At 28 pages, there is more than enough info to get you up and running but not so much information that you are overwhelmed. You can get your copy here:
If It Doesn’t - I WILL
Life can be draining to say the least and sometimes the worry generated by our fears encompassed with real life circumstances causes us to shut down.
What if I presented the idea that no matter the outcome of the situation you will do well. What if you brought faith, which we know requires hope, to the present moment and began believing for better in the future while claiming peace along the way?
Easier said than done, I know, but what if by default you accepted the idea that life is only peaceful if we claim it?
Peace will never be handed to us. Ever. The perspective we carry determines everything. Knowing ourselves to be powerful beyond measure? That’s the silver lining.
In the pursuit of success we often stumble when failure meets us for the first time, in this moment some will take flight running off with another idea as opposed to making a few adjustments. Some will religiously make adjustments when they should have moved onto the next idea and some will become so discouraged we never hear from them again. Others however will work to determine what is and what isn’t while rising to the occasion no matter the obstacle. The secret?
If it doesn’t. I will.
Affirm this thing no matter what.
If it doesn’t. I will.
We gon be alright! It doesn’t matter the outcome of the relationship, the job, the situationship - I don’t care if it’s your first or fifteenth stint in rehab. Declare that the failure won’t define you. Whatever you desire you will achieve. You are meant to have good things because you are a good person. You’re a great person. You are the person. If not you, then who? Please enlighten me. Who better than you to live out your dreams? Excuse me for sounding like a broken record but please understand what is for you is for you but it’s only attainable if you’re open to receiving it. Actively chasing it as opposed to things imitating your peace.
Anything that produces a temporary feeling cannot be your anchor. I was never satisfied as an alcoholic because the bottle would always end up empty...just like me. If it doesn’t fill you. It isn’t for you.
How do we define this? How do we adopt a mentality that says if it doesn’t, I will?
Two key points of understanding.
1. Our desires aren’t a destination. They’re a culmination of applied efforts and affirmation.
Per Merriam Webster:
Culmination: to reach the highest or a climactic or decisive point
"Her long acting career culminated when she won the Oscar."
Destination: a place to which one is journeying or to which something is sent
If you consider landing your dream job to be the end of the line then I’m afraid you’re sadly mistaken. That degree isn’t your end all be all and this relationship isn’t suddenly going to manage itself. Peace isn’t obtained and then boom. Got it forever. I’m sorry. It’s not a destination. It’s a culmination. I wish it worked like that, as we all do, but practically it requires effort.
That dream job is going to require your attention, ability, and service.
That degree is only an acknowledgement of your capabilities, but you define HOW you will put them to use.
The relationship your in is wonderful but what maintains the spark that lead you to love in the first place? If we’re able to stop placing so much weight on our circumstances/situations -
“if the job doesn’t work out..”
“if the degree doesn’t get me enough attention man I swear..."
“if we break up I swear I’m gon lose it...”
and place more emphasis on our applied efforts, for example:
“the way I’ve applied myself in this setting will definitely provide a boost for me in the next job field if required.”
The long nights, trainings, meetings, etc. — the same is to be said of our efforts in a relationship or any like situation — If we can do this then I believe we have a real opportunity to flourish in life no matter the outcome of a situation. So even if it doesn’t. I will.
This says “I know life has entirely too much to offer. This situation is unfortunate but I’m going to be okay.”
I will encounter more possibility.
I will succeed at higher levels.
I will reach my full potential.
2. Acceptance = Achievement
In the words of Brian Tracy —“The happiest people in the world are those who feel absolutely terrific about themselves, and this is the natural outgrowth of accepting total responsibility for every part of their life.”
If we’re able to accept what is. Whatever that may be ... Life is relentless, I know, which is exactly why it’s so necessary we also keep that same energy. If we’re able to accept what is, face it head on, and embrace the good that can be found — we will inevitably encounter success.
It will take work.
It will take time.
It will take patience but it will pay off.
If it doesn’t. I W.I.L.L.
I — Win. In. Life. Like no other. I W.I.L.L. by culminating my applied efforts and affirming of the life I desire. I know acceptance is an achievement that leads to other achievements and I do not fear any part of myself.
Journal Entry:
1. In what ways can you better affirm your future?
2. What circumstances are you allowing to determine the outcome of your life?
3. Affirmative Thinking Challenge - List 3 situations/circumstances/events that no longer control your way of thinking,
This week we’re stepping into full effect with Janny - listen to the full episode here: The Expect Effect
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