Someday I hope to find the courage to share my story with the world – but for now I would like to say this:
I know what it is like to hit rock bottom. And it’s not pretty. But I can, however, say with 100 % certainty that it is one of the best things to happen to me. “Rock bottom” can be what you make of it. It can turn deadly, or become the biggest inspiration in your life.
Here are my top reasons for considering the hardest time in my life to be the biggest blessing. Someday perhaps I will go into details.
1. There comes a time in your life when “it can’t get any worse than this” actually comes true. At that moment- realize that there is only one way to go from there: UP. The thing with hitting rock bottom is this: You can only go up from there- things can only get better. The worse has come and is now staring you point blank in the face.
2. It is when you find yourself alone, standing at the worst point in your life, when you realize that only YOU can change your circumstances. Your family and friends can only do so much – and are probably already exhausted from trying to bring you up. At your greatest despair is when the most action is required of you. It’s either now or never – and you know it. Let go of how you got here or why – forgive those that might have contributed to your fall. Focus on YOU and start climbing.
3. Your “been there done that” mentality will now prepare you for everything and anything life decides to throw at you. Once you hit rock bottom you develop this hard shell and become fearless. You know from this point forward that you have it in you to survive it all. And actually even learn something from it.
4. Sometimes, a new beginning is the greatest gift life can give you. Take this new opportunity to change not only your circumstances but your outlook. Reinvent yourself. Personal growth and development is an important life process and directly tied to our life satisfaction. Embrace this change in yourself.
5. You can use the lessons learned from your fall to inspire and help others with theirs. If helping others came as a result of my hitting rock bottom – I am willing to do it all over again. Inspiring others has been my greatest joy in life – and it can be yours too. This post was actually inspired by fellow blogger – Robert Logan of The Power of Positive. He recently submitted an article to our upcoming blog carnival. In his article he shares his personal story of hitting rock bottom and deciding at that moment to reinvent himself. Robert shares very personal details about his past to teach, inspire, and give hope to others. I hope to be able to do the same one day.
I understand that times are tough out there – and it’s difficult to appreciate all this when you might be right in the middle of great despair. Just know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel – and one day soon you will be looking back – knowing that you made it. And that you always had it in you. Better start now.
You deserve it.
The Universe Guru
You are the Star card. The Star is the light of hope. Shining in the night, sending light into darkness, the stars provide direction to sailors and are a field on which to dream. Humanity used to look up at the sky and desire to be there, to find out what it all meant, and now we have been a distance into space and have elementary ideas of the makeup of all the different stars. This kind of achievement adds further fuel to our hopes. The eternal, slow-moving stars that will be long shining past the end of our own existence provide hope of immortality, and the vast space they suggest and the very mystery they hold provide us with excitement and knowledge yet to be discovered.
The Pisces man is difficult to pin down, most of his true feelings are hidden. He is attracted to anything stress free and without a competitive edge because he hates restriction but on the other hand, he is also attracted to things that stir his emotions, including women. Pisces man is notorious for choosing the wrong woman, he tends to be unlucky in love and have dating relationships full of peril.
When confronted with complicated issues, he tends to retreat into his dream world and wears his "rose colored glasses". This is why Pisces man can be very temperamental and pretend there is nothing wrong when your relationship is on rocky ground. When life is not going so well, he can be very hard on himself and very self destructive so it is better for him to live in denial.
The Pisces male needs a firm, strong woman to guide him because he is very indecisive and is known for sitting on the fence. The woman has to take the lead in the dating relationship. This need for nurturing is often what attracts women, women love to make him feel good and protected, sort of like a mother's instinct.
The mystery of the Pisces male makes dating him unlike any other astrology sign, nothing is ever cut-and-dry, there is always the element of the unknown and a slight unreachable quality that keeps a woman's interest. If you like drama in your dating relationship, the Pisces man is for you. Your ultimate goal will be to be invited into the secret realm of his life, where he experiences things and plans ideas that no one on the outside will ever know about. To be invited into the Pisces man's mind is like being invited into another world, you can be part of his exclusive bubble and both can feel safe, warm and secure. He will protect you and cherish you and you will have a fulfilling romantic partner because he has an amazing ability for love. This is the ultimate goal in a long term relationship and this is very difficult to achieve. It takes the right amount of patience, tolerance and acceptance. Also you have to show your man kindness and sympathy because as the sign of self-undoing, he is very hard on himself and sometimes lacks motivation.
The Pisces male tendency for secrecy can either stir a woman or frustrate her. He needs a woman with patience. The Pisces male is a sucker for a pretty girl, any beautiful woman can date a Pisces. He lives in a world of fantasy, remember? Love is full of drama, dating is full of ups and downs but this is what makes dating or falling in love with the Pisces man so great, it is an interesting experience full of passion, distance, thought, emotion and any other intuitive feelings, it is an emotional experience that you will hold on to forever.