Life can throw some curve balls at you, especially when you least expect them. They can knock the wind out of you for a short period of time—but what happens when you’re continually bombarded with curve balls from different directions, day in and day out?
This is when we end up giving up, sitting down, and packing away our heart’s desires in favour of what life is throwing at us—the curve balls. And then we lose our spark.
What do I mean by losing your spark? I mean the thing that makes you who you are. Your vibe, your energy, your enthusiasm for life, for the things you love, and for who you are. When we lose this, we totally lose ourselves.
Now you understand what I mean by spark, here are three things you can do to get your spark back if you’ve misplaced it. And if not, you can use them to keep your spark alive!
- When life throws you a curve ball, don’t avoid or run from it.
Practice your catching skills. Stand up and catch whatever is being thrown at you. By doing this, you give yourself the opportunity to examine the curve ball and see what’s in the situation—because there’s a lesson for growth there. By standing up and catching it, instead of going into avoidance, you stop your imagination from running wild and making up all types of stories about what’s in the curve ball. You put yourself in control.
- Acknowledge that you’re afraid of how things will turn out—then flip it.
Ask yourself, “What if…?”
What if there’s an opportunity here? What if there’s something I need to learn? Now you’re searching for the positives in the situation, which helps keep your spirit alive—keeping your spark turned on within you.
- Know that whatever life throws at you, you have the ability to handle it.
Why? Because you’re responsible—and you take responsibility for your life and the actions you take. Knowing this helps you stay optimistic and confident that you are in control of you.
You set the course of your life, not the events that happen. It’s how you respond to the situations that determines the outcomes. So let’s know—we have the ability to respond, from a place of knowing we are in control of our lives.
Even when life throws multiple curve balls, your spark doesn’t have to go missing—because now, you have a strategy. Even if the first one catches you unawares, you’ll be ready for the next, and the next.
You no longer have to give up or give in. You can stand up with your spark intact, equipped with the tools and knowledge of what to do to keep going when times are rough.
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