7 Years: The Secret to an Extraordinary Life

7 years ago I did a difficult and scary thing for my mental and emotional health. I got out of a toxic marriage. I immediately started the healing process way before the ink on the divorce papers were final. That took about 3 years.

Three years of starting over financially, emotionally, spiritually. I was so broken I couldn’t see how depressed I was or how many lies I had been believing about myself. I didn’t always choose wisely, but I always sought help. Each mistake revealed an area in my life that needed healing and pushed me to make a change. And change hurt like hell… felt like I was walking through it, so I kept going because who wants to get stuck in hell??

7 years later, 7 years of struggle and toil, pain and isolation, learning who to trust.

7 years of putting one dream after another on the back burner so I could one day attend to them…

7 years later, and I no longer recognize my life.

I look at all my author friends who have 5-20 books written and I wonder if I will ever write again. And when I do, will it be too late? Will anyone care what I have to say?

I look at my traveling friends who take off multiple times a year and I wonder will my wanderlust ever be satisfied? I look at my married and friends in loving, healthy relationships, and I wonder will that desire I’ve had since I was a little girl ever be filled?

I don’t know the answer to any of those questions, but I will do my best to make all my dreams come true. But one thing I refuse to do is to be so focused on building the life I want, that I miss who and what God has for me now.

I’ve learned to find joy in the NOW which is the secret to living an extraordinary life! I may not like or agree with what he has chosen for me in this season, but I know he has a plan and purpose, and when I get weary of fighting for the future I want, I can rest and find joy in his present plan!

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