It's Okay to Cry

I cried this morning. Sometimes I suck it back in, but today I didn’t. I needed to cry.

This year has been hard, like really hard. That’s not to say it hasn’t also been a great year because it has. It’s honestly been one of my favorites.

I’ve gone back and forth on whether to list out all the reasons why it’s been so hard, like a guest list to my own personal pity party or my own resume of suffering. Then I think about writing each hardship with a positive spin like, here’s a list of all the great lessons I learned in 2016. That’s not going to happen either.

Instead I want to share with you a quote taken from Michael Singer’s book, The Untethered Soul. If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend that you do.

“So let all of your blockages and disturbances become the fuel for the journey. That which is holding you down can become a powerful force that raises you up. You just have to be willing to take the ascent.”

I think the last line bears repeating. “You just have to be willing to take the ascent.”

After a full year of making the conscious effort to move forward and up, I can say in full confidence that I am not just willing, but committed to the ascent.

Going back to my first statement and to my overall theme of grace.  It’s okay to cry. It’s okay to feel. To do so is to be human. But don't waste too much time feeling. Instead, get out there and be the badass you were meant to be.