Trying to “fill the void”

Eating (for me) and substitute with whatever is your “go to”, is what we are trying to “give” ourselves to fill the void we are feeling in our life emotionally.

What is bothering us? or we feel we are missing?

We are not feeling loved, safe, appreciated, ______________, there are endless words to put in there that are limiting and keeping us down. 

When we can acknowledge that something else is going on that we need to address, we will be able to begin to move on to “change” our behavior and habits.

We need to begin by changing the “image” we have of ourselves and / or the situation we are feeling or “avoiding”.

The most important step to turning your “self-sabotage” and “being caught” in a repetitive way of dealing with things, is to find affirmations / scriptures / thoughts / attitudes that are positive. It helps to address what you want and need to replace the negative thoughts and memories that often control us with good and positive thoughts.

For example: (do all 3 steps in your “spoken” statement)

• I am more than enough
• He / she is more than enough (stated in third person to yourself – from outside looking in)
• You are more than enough (speaking to yourself – looking in a mirror will increase the effects of this)

Other suggestions – choose what resonates with you / create your own

• God loves me and gives me the strength to do all I want and need to do
• I am a very loved child of God
• I am pulling myself back out of the muddy place I was stuck in and am determined to “refocus” away from the negative, hurt and pain that has felt like balls and chains that I’m dragging along.  I am going from the “muck” to a “vision” of what I want to create in my life to “fill” what has been lost. 

Life is filled with changes and they can be very hard to “deal” with, especially without some “tools”, support and love from outside, and also from within for ourselves.

It’s not easy or fast – but oh so worth it.  And I figured out a long time ago that I’m going to have the same time spent continuing to be miserable or choosing to find joy and peace as I leave the past in God’s hands, and move into another “phase” / chapter in the book called life.

Blessings and prayers as you begin your journey to raise from your ashes and rise like an eagle, soaring into new heights while changing the scenery.