If you are between the ages of 25 and 40, chances are you feel down most times than you feel uplifted. Chances are your chosen (or not chosen) path may not be as fulfilling as you had envisioned. Chances are you are battling with your mental health but struggle to pinpoint the root cause. Therapy? It must have barely scratched the surface. Your anxiety grows fiercer. The multiple bandages you’ve placed on the same internal pain peels off each time you try washing away the pain. Some parts of you remain hopeful but it’s clear your fingers are barely hanging on the cliff.
Call this message nonsense but the fact remains; most people your age who seem to have it figured out often do not have it figured out. Stop looking at them for the way to YOUR breakthrough. The way is within (Read Genesis 1:27 for context). Evidently, this thought process is difficult for most to grasp. So you keep questioning your potential. You cast demeaning words upon your life without thinking of its consequences. You begin to wonder if you’re indeed created in His image; forgetting that over-wondering sometimes evolves into wandering aimlessly. And if you’re not careful, the emotions might gravitate from sadness to bitterness…
…There’s an elder who was once sharing with her grandson, “Every choice in life is a battle between two wolves inside us. The first wolf represents anger, greed, fear, lies, insecurity, and ego. The second represents peace, love, compassion, kindness, humility, and positivity. They are competing for supremacy.” “So which wolf wins?” The grandson asks. “The one you feed,” the elder responds. The one YOU feed.
Now ever heard of Pavlov’s theory? Imagine for a second that you have successfully conditioned the second wolf to salivate whenever you feel signs of emotional suppression. How powerful is that!? The good news is it’s possible through intentionality, consistency, and most importantly, self-love. And yet if I asked you to name all the things that you love, how long would it take you to name yourself? Just a food for thought…or for the wolf you decide on feeding onwards.