(originally posted May 20, 2013)

Today was a day I’ve heard coined before as a blah blah day. In a day like this, when I get a case of the blahs, I have a tendency to reflect on my past and go into a depression. Fortunately I have a spiritual adviser that was able to talk me out of it; literally, had to talk me through making spaghetti, because I did not have the strength, nor the will-power to get up and do it myself. Surprisingly, after our conversation I was able to get out of self. After watching the movie 50/50, with one of my favorite actors Joseph Gordon Levitt and Seth Rogen I was gradually brought to a state of peace. Perhaps because misery loves company, or perhaps because I love a happy ending, as difficult as it is to see a happy ending for myself right now. Then flipping through the channels in this state of insomnia, I came across a sermon from Joel Osteen. A co-worker of mine has been reading me Joel Osteen quotes periodically to help me get through my days. While I am not a devout Christian, I am open-minded to all paths to God, and am working to build a relationship with my higher power. Believing in a higher power has never been the problem. Turning it over to a higher power on the other hand has been extremely difficult to achieve, and I wonder whether I will ever be truly capable of doing so. Nonetheless, I digress, Joel’s sermon was about vision. I was truly inspired by what I would consider the Law of Attraction in relation to God, in that he pressed the idea that your current surroundings or situation is subject to change. Rather than looking down and wallowing in your problems, place a vision before you of what you would like to see in your life, and God will super-size that vision, but you must look upon it until it comes into fruition, whether it be months or years. One way to do so is by placing a picture of what you want somewhere that you can look upon it on a daily basis. This reminds me of The Secret or The Law of Attraction, a concept I dabbled in for a long time but somehow lost sight of somewhere along the way. My spiritual adviser also told me to find a positive mantra to say to myself everyday. While I haven’t quite decided my favorite mantra yet, as I have looked at many, I did print a sign that states “This is what freedom looks like.” I’m going to place this is in my mirror and remind myself that the cage I am trapped in is imaginary; a message I received a few years back from an intuitive friend speaking to my spirit guides. Perhaps that message was simply a seed planted for today or perhaps I have been wearing these imaginary shackles for way too long. As I go off to bed tonight I hope that this message will serve to inspire someone else struggling with some life situation that makes them feel trapped. Know that you are not alone and “This Too Shall Pass.”