Stillness. When everything within you in calm….peaceful…still…
Why do we put our children in timeout? Isn’t it to discipline them for acting out and to give them a chance to calm down?
Do you need an adult timeout? Next time you feel upset, anxious, ready to lose it or any negative emotion…put yourself in timeout. Give yourself a few minutes to calm down before returning. Timeouts work every time.
In 2002, I hit rock bottom. I was only twenty-four years old, but I already suffered from extreme anxiety, control issues, depression and numerous addictions. My marriage was falling apart, as were my relationships with my entire family. My thoughts and words were filled with negativity and lies, and I had accumulated major credit card debt. As my problems piled up, they began to manifest physically through severe neck and back pain, as well as numbness in my left arm and left side of my face. I had no love for myself, no joy, no peace and no happiness. My entire life was in complete and utter chaos.
Do you want to know how I got out of this chaotic mess? I choose to be still with God (taking timeouts) as often as I could. Timeouts with God are beautiful, amazing and powerful, so powerful that those timeouts with God healed me from all of the chaos. Unbelievable huh? Read it for yourself! God inspired me to share my entire unique healing journey with the world by writing Blossoming out of the Valley. I am confident it will bless you and help bring stillness into your life.
BE LOVE, GIVE LOVE
Abby
